Bishop of Killala
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The Bishop of Killala is an episcopal
title which takes its name after the town of Killala
in County Mayo
, Ireland
. In the Roman Catholic Church
it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland
it has been united with other bishoprics.
in 1111. It was often called the diocese of Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe
in the Irish annals
. The diocese comprises northern County Mayo
and western County Sligo. After Bishop Ó Coineóil was restored in 1439, there were a number of candidates who were appointed but never took effect.
Following the Reformation
, there were parallel apostolic succession
s. In the Church of Ireland
, the see of Killala combined with Achonry to form the united bishopric of Killala and Achonry
in 1622.
In the Roman Catholic Church
, the title continues as a separate bishopric. The current Incumbent is the Most Reverend John Fleming
, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killala
, who was appointed by the Holy See
on 19 February 2002 and ordained bishop
on 7 April 2002. The bishop's seat (cathedra
) is located at St Muredach's Cathedral in Ballina, County Mayo
.
Episcopal polity
Episcopal polity is a form of church governance that is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a bishop...
title which takes its name after the town of Killala
Killala
Killala is a village in County Mayo in Ireland, north of Ballina. The railway line from Dublin to Ballina once extended to Killala. To the west of Killala is a Townsplots West , which contains numerous ancient forts.- History :...
in County Mayo
County Mayo
County Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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. In the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
it has been united with other bishoprics.
History
The diocese of Killala was one of the twenty-four dioceses established at the Synod of RathbreasailSynod of Rathbreasail
The Synod of Ráth Breasail took place in Ireland in 1111. It marked the transition of the Irish church from a monastic to a diocesan and parish-based church...
in 1111. It was often called the diocese of Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe
Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe
Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe were a branch of the Ui Fiachrach dynasty of the Connachta. They were centered in the Moy River valley of Co. Mayo. The Uí Fiachrach Muaide territory at its widest reach included the baronies of Erris and Tirawley in Co. Mayo, and the barony of Tireragh in Co. Sligo...
in the Irish annals
Irish annals
A number of Irish annals were compiled up to and shortly after the end of Gaelic Ireland in the 17th century.Annals were originally a means by which monks determined the yearly chronology of feast days...
. The diocese comprises northern County Mayo
County Mayo
County Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...
and western County Sligo. After Bishop Ó Coineóil was restored in 1439, there were a number of candidates who were appointed but never took effect.
Following the Reformation
English Reformation
The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church....
, there were parallel apostolic succession
Apostolic Succession
Apostolic succession is a doctrine, held by some Christian denominations, which asserts that the chosen successors of the Twelve Apostles, from the first century to the present day, have inherited the spiritual, ecclesiastical and sacramental authority, power, and responsibility that were...
s. In the Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
, the see of Killala combined with Achonry to form the united bishopric of Killala and Achonry
Bishop of Killala and Achonry
The Bishop of Killala and Achonry was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Killala and Achonry in the Ecclesiastical Province of Tuam. The diocese comprised part of Counties Mayo and Sligo in Ireland....
in 1622.
In the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
, the title continues as a separate bishopric. The current Incumbent is the Most Reverend John Fleming
John Fleming
John Fleming was a judge in Cumberland County, Virginia who served in the Virginia House of Burgesses for more than a decade, working with John Robinson and Peyton Randolph. In 1764, he worked with Patrick Henry, George Johnston and Robert Munford on the Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions...
, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killala
Roman Catholic Diocese of Killala
The Diocese of Killala is a Roman Catholic diocese in the western part of Ireland. It is in the Metropolitan Province of Tuam and is subject to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tuam. The current Bishop is Dr...
, who was appointed by the Holy See
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
on 19 February 2002 and ordained bishop
Bishop (Catholic Church)
In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders and is responsible for teaching the Catholic faith and ruling the Church....
on 7 April 2002. The bishop's seat (cathedra
Cathedra
A cathedra or bishop's throne is the chair or throne of a bishop. It is a symbol of the bishop's teaching authority in the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, and has in some sense remained such in the Anglican Communion and in Lutheran churches...
) is located at St Muredach's Cathedral in Ballina, County Mayo
Ballina, County Mayo
Ballina is a large town in north County Mayo in Ireland. It lies at the mouth of the River Moy near Killala Bay, in the Moy valley and Parish of Kilmoremoy, with the Ox Mountain range to the east and the Nephin Beg mountains to the west...
.
Pre-Reformation bishops
- Cellach of KillalaCellach of KillalaCellach of Killala, supposed first Bishop of Killala, fl. mid-6th century.Cellach appears among the saints of the Ui Fhiachrach in Genealogiae Regum et Sanctorum Hiberniae, where Walsh suggests he may have been the Cellan Ua Fiachrach who appears under 1 May...
, supposed first Bishop of Killala, fl. mid-6th century
| Pre-Reformation Bishops of Killala | |||
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| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| unknown | 1137 | Ua Máel Fogmair I | Died in office |
| unknown | 1151 | Ua Máel Fogmair II | Died in office |
| bef.1179 | unknown | Ua Máel Fogmair III | Became bishop before 1179; date of death unknown |
| 1199 | 1206 | Domnall Ua Bécdha | Became bishop before 29 March 1199; died in office; also known as Donatus |
| fl.1208 | unknown | ? Muiredach Ua Dubthaig | Mentioned in the Annals of Loch Cé, 1208, where the context suggests that his see may have been Killala |
| bef.1224 | 1234 | Aengus Ó Máel Fogmair Aengus Ó Máel Fogmair -References:... |
Became bishop before 1224; died in office; also known as Elias |
| 1235 | unknown | Donatus | Became bishop 1235 and recorded 7 September 1244; date of death unknown |
| 1253 | 1264 | Seoán Ó Laidig, O.P. | Elected after 22 June and consecrated 7 December 1253; resigned after 21 February 1264; died 1275 |
| unknown | 1280 | Seoán Ó Máel Fogmair | Died 25 October 1280 |
| 1281 | 1306 | Donnchad Ó Flaithbertaig | Elected before 16 April 1281; received possession of the temporalities Temporalities Temporalities are the secular properties and possessions of the Christian Church. It is most often used to describe those properties that were used to support a bishop or other religious person or establishment. Its opposite description would be the spiritualities.In the Middle Ages, the... 29 September 1281; died circa February 1306; also known as Donatus |
| 1307 | 1343 | John Tankard | Formerly Archdeacon of Killala; elected 13 June 1306 and received possession of the temporalities after that date; consecrated circa 1307; died in office; also known as Seoán Ó Laithim |
| 1344 | c.1346 | James Bermingham | Formerly a Canon of Killala; elected and consecrated 1344; died circa 1346 |
| 1347 | 1350 | Uilliam Ó Dubhda | Elected in 1344 and appointed 26 June 1346; received possession of the temporalities 25 March 1348; died 1350; also known as William O'Dowda |
| 1351 | 1383 | Robert Elyot | Formerly Bishop of Waterford Bishop of Waterford The Bishop of Waterford was a medieval prelate, governing the Diocese of Waterford from its creation in the 11th century until it was absorbed into the new Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore in the 14th century... ; appointed 8 June 1351; deprived by Antipope Clement VII Antipope Clement VII Robert of Geneva was elected to the papacy as Pope Clement VII by the French cardinals who opposed Urban VI, and was the first Avignon antipope of the Western Schism.-Biography:... before 17 January 1383; died before January 1390 |
| 1351 | 1383 | (Brian mac Donchadha Ó Dubha) | Elected by the Dean and Chapter, but it does not appear that he was confirmed or consecrated |
| (1381) | (Thomas Lodowys, O.P.) | Appointed 9 August 1381, but did not take effect; died towards the end of 1388 | |
| 1383 | unknown | Conchobhar Ó Coineóil | Formerly a Canon of Tuam; appointed by Antipope Clement VII Antipope Clement VII Robert of Geneva was elected to the papacy as Pope Clement VII by the French cardinals who opposed Urban VI, and was the first Avignon antipope of the Western Schism.-Biography:... before 19 February 1383; not known when his episcopate ended; died in 1422 or 1423; also known as Cornelius |
| 1390 | 1398 | Thomas Horwell, O.F.M. | Appointed 31 January 1390; acted as a suffragan bishop Suffragan bishop A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. He or she may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own.-Anglican Communion:... in the dioceses of Ely Diocese of Ely The Diocese of Ely is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury. It is headed by the Bishop of Ely, who sits at Ely Cathedral in Ely. There is one suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Huntingdon. The diocese now covers Cambridgeshire and western Norfolk... and Norwich Anglican Diocese of Norwich The Diocese of Norwich forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England.It traces its roots in an unbroken line to the diocese of Dunwich founded in 630. In common with many Anglo-Saxon bishoprics it moved, in this case to Elmham in 673... 1389-1406; translated to Dromore Bishop of Dromore The Bishop of Dromore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the market town of Dromore in County Down, Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church the title still continues as a separate bishopric, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:The... before November 1398; also known as Thomas Orwell |
| 1398 | 1400 | See vacant | |
| 1400 | 1425 | Tomás mac Uilliam Duibh Bairéad | Appointed before 14 April 1400; received possession of the temporalities 12 March 1401; died 25 January 1425; also known as Thomas Barrett or 'an t-easbog Tóimineach' |
| (1403) | (Muircheartach Cléirach mac Donnchadha Ó Dubhda) | Elected circa 1403, but was never consecrated; died in the same year | |
| 1425 | 1431/32 | Fearghal Ó Martain, O.E.S.A. | Appointed 26 September 1425 and consecrated 11 November 1427; died 30 January 1431 or 1432 |
| 1431 | Thaddaeus |
Appointed by the pope before September 1431, but was pardoned for accepting the appointment, and was admitted to all the privileges of an English subject, by King Henry VI Henry VI of England Henry VI was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453. Until 1437, his realm was governed by regents. Contemporaneous accounts described him as peaceful and pious, not suited for the violent dynastic civil wars, known as the Wars... in September 1431 |
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| 1432 | 1436 | Brian Ó Coineóil | Appointed 30 January 1432; deposed in 1436; also known as Bernardus |
| 1436 | Maghnus Ó Dubhda | Formerly Archdeacon of Killala; elected in 1436; died 22 February 1436 | |
| 1436 | 1439 | See vacant | |
| 1439 | 1461 | Brian Ó Coineóil (again) | Restored in 1439; murdered on 31 May 1461 by the son of Bishop Maghnus Ó Dubhda |
| (1447) | (Robert Barrett) | Provost of Killala; appointed 3 July 1447, but did not take effect | |
| (1452) | (Ruaidhrí Bairéad, O.E.S.A.) | Appointed 3 March 1452, but did not take effect; died after May 1458; also surnamed as Barrett | |
| (1453) | (Thomas) | Appointed before 7 January 1453, but did not take effect | |
| (1459) | (Richard Viel, O.Carth.) | Prior of Witham Friary Witham Friary Witham Friary is a small village and civil parish located between the Somerset towns of Frome and Bruton. It is in the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the ancient Forest of Selwood.- History :... ; appointed 17 October 1459, but did not take effect |
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| 1461 | 1467 | Donatus Ó Conchobhair, O.P. | Formerly a Friar of Rathfran; appointed 2 December 1461; died after 1467 |
| 1467 | 1470 | See vacant | |
| 1470 | unknown | Tomas Bairéad, O.S.A. | Formerly a Canon of Crossmolins; appointed 9 February 1470; acted as a suffragan bishop Suffragan bishop A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. He or she may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own.-Anglican Communion:... in the diocese of Ely Diocese of Ely The Diocese of Ely is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury. It is headed by the Bishop of Ely, who sits at Ely Cathedral in Ely. There is one suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Huntingdon. The diocese now covers Cambridgeshire and western Norfolk... in 1497; died after 1497; also known as Thomas Barrett |
| 1487 | 1490 | Seaán Ó Caissín, O.F.M. | Appointed 18 January 1487; resigned 1490; also known as John de Tuderto |
| 1490 | 1500 | See vacant | |
| 1500 | 1505 | Thomas Clerke | Formerly Archdeacon of Sodor (Isle of Man); appointed 4 May 1500; resigned 1505; became rector of Chedsey in Somerset Somerset The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the... and died there in 1508; also known as Thomas Cleragh |
| 1505 | 1508 | See vacant | |
| 1508 | bef.1513 | Malachias Ó Clúmháin | Formerly a Priest in the diocese of Clonfert; appointed 12 February 1506 and consecrated 3 September 1508; died before 1513 |
| 1513 | 1545 | Risdéard Bairéad | Formerly a Canon of Killala; appointed 7 January 1513; died before 6 November 1545; also known as Richard Barrett |
Church of Ireland succession
| Church of Ireland Bishops of Killala | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1545 | 1569 | Redmond O'Gallagher | Papal appointee in 1545 and presumably was recognized by the crown in the reign of Queen Mary I Mary I of England Mary I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Her younger half-brother, Edward VI, succeeded Henry in 1547... ; there is no record of his recognition by Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth I of England Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty... ; translated to the Roman Catholic see of Derry Bishop of Derry The Bishop of Derry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... 22 June 1569 |
| 1569 | 1591 | See vacant | |
| 1591 | 1607 | Owen O'Connor | Formerly Dean of Achonry; nominated 18 October 1591 and consecrated before 25 March 1592; died 14 January 1607 |
| 1607 | 1613 | See vacant | |
| 1613 | 1622 | Miler Magrath Miler Magrath Miler Magrath or Miler McGrath , was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland. He came from a family of hereditary historians to the O'Brien clan. He entered the Franciscan Order and was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood... , Archbishop of Cashel Archbishop of Cashel The Archbishop of Cashel is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name after the town of Cashel, County Tipperary in Ireland. The title is still in use in the Roman Catholic Church, but in the Church of Ireland it was downgraded to a bishopric in 1838.... |
Held the see in commendam In Commendam In canon law, commendam was a form of transferring an ecclesiastical benefice in trust to the custody of a patron... from 1613 until his death on 14 November 1622 |
| In 1622, the Church of Ireland see became part of the united bishopric of Killala and Achonry Bishop of Killala and Achonry The Bishop of Killala and Achonry was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Killala and Achonry in the Ecclesiastical Province of Tuam. The diocese comprised part of Counties Mayo and Sligo in Ireland.... . |
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Roman Catholic succession
| Roman Catholic Bishops of Killala | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1545 | 1569 | Redmond O'Gallagher | Appointed 6 November 1545; translated to Derry Bishop of Derry The Bishop of Derry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... 22 June 1569 |
| 1570 | 1580 | Donat O'Gallagher, O.F.M. | Appointed 4 September 1570; translated to Down and Connor Bishop of Down and Connor The Bishop of Down and Connor is an episcopal title which takes its name from the town of Downpatrick and the village of Connor in Northern Ireland... 23 March 1580 |
| 1580 | 1583 | John O'Cahasy, O.F.M. | Appointed 27 July 1580; died in 1583 |
| 1583 | 1591 | See vacant | |
| apptd. 1591 | Miler Cawell | Appointed vicar apostolic by papal brief Papal brief The Papal Brief is a formal document emanating from the Pope, in a somewhat simpler and more modern form than a Papal Bull.-History:The introduction of briefs, which occurred at the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Eugenius IV , was clearly prompted for the same desire for greater simplicity... 15 May 1591 |
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| apptd. 1629 | Andrew Lynch | Appointed vicar apostolic by papal brief 28 November 1629 | |
| 1645 | 1661 | Francis Kirwan Francis Kirwan -Life:Kirwan was born in the town of Galway to Matthew Kirwan and Juliana Lynch, both members of The Tribes of Galway. He was educated on the continent, returning to Ireland in 1614 to be ordained a priest... |
Consecrated at Paris on 7 May 1645; returned to Ireland, but following the fall of Galway Galway Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the... in 1651, he hid from Parliamentarian Roundhead "Roundhead" was the nickname given to the supporters of the Parliament during the English Civil War. Also known as Parliamentarians, they fought against King Charles I and his supporters, the Cavaliers , who claimed absolute power and the divine right of kings... troops for many months, eventually imprisoned in Galway and then banished to France in August 1655; died at Rennes Rennes Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:... 27 August 1661. |
| 1661 | 1671 | See vacant | |
| apptd. 1671 | John de Burgo | Appointed vicar apostolic by papal brief 30 June 1671 | |
| (1695) | (Ambrose Madden) | Appointed bishop on 30 August 1695, but did not take effect; later appointed Bishop of Kilmacduagh Bishop of Kilmacduagh The Bishop of Kilmacduagh was an episcopal title which took its name after the village of Kilmacduagh in County Galway, Ireland. In both the Church of Ireland and the Roman Catholic Church, the title is now united with other bishoprics.-History:... in 1703, but again did not take effect; finally was successfully appointed Bishop of Clonfert in 1713 |
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| 1695 | 1703 | See vacant | |
| 1703 | 1735 | Thaddeus Francis O'Rourke, O.F.M. | Appointed 15 November 1703 and again 15 March 1707; consecrated 24 August 1707; died September 1735; also known as Tadhg O'Rourke |
| 1735 | c.1739 | Peter Archdekin, O.F.M. | Appointed 30 September 1735 and consecrated 5 February 1736; died circa 1739 |
| 1739 | c.1743 | Bernard O'Rourke | Appointed 24 April 1739; died circa 1743 |
| 1743 | 1748 | John Brett John Brett (bishop) The Most Reverend John Brett was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Killala from 1743 to 1748 and as Bishop of Elphin from 1748 to 1756.-References:... , O.P. |
Appointed 27 July and consecrated 8 September 1743; translated to Elphin 28 August 1748 |
| 1749 | 1749 | Mark Skerret | Appointed 23 January 1749; translated to Tuam Archbishop of Tuam The Archbishop of Tuam is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name after the town of Tuam in County Galway, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1839, and is still in use by the Roman Catholic Church.-History:... 5 May 1749 |
| 1749 | 1760 | Bonaventura MacDonnell, O.F.M. | Appointed 7 May 1749; died 16 September 1760 |
| 1760 | 1776 | Philip Phillips Philip Phillips (archbishop) The Most Reverend Philip Phillips was an Irish clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Tuam from 1785 to 1787.... |
Appointed 24 November 1760; translated to Achonry 22 June 1776 |
| 1776 | 1779 | Alexander Irwin | Appointed 1 July 1776; died before 25 September 1779 |
| 1779 | c.1812 | Dominic Bellew | Appointed 18 December 1779 and consecrated 1780; died circa 1812 |
| 1812 | 1814 | See vacant | |
| 1814 | 1834 | Peter Waldron | Appointed 4 October 1814 and consecrated 24 February 1815; died 20 May 1834 |
| 1834 | John MacHale John MacHale John MacHale was the Irish Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam, and Irish Nationalist.He laboured and wrote to secure Catholic Emancipation, legislative independence, justice for tenants and the poor, and vigorously assailed the proselytizers and the anti-Catholic anti-national system of public... |
Appointed coadjutor bishop Coadjutor bishop A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese... (with right of succession) 12 February or 8 March 1825 and consecrated 5 June 1825; succeeded 27 May 1834; translated to Tuam Archbishop of Tuam The Archbishop of Tuam is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name after the town of Tuam in County Galway, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1839, and is still in use by the Roman Catholic Church.-History:... 21 July 1834 |
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| 1835 | 1847 | Francis Joseph O'Finan Francis Joseph O'Finan Francis Joseph O'Finan, Bishop of Killala 1835–1847.O'Finan was appointed to the see in 1835. However, he faced strong local opposition from supporters of the previous bishop, John McHale. These were members of the lower clergy favored by McHale and were angered that one of their members had... , O.P. |
Appointed 13 February and consecrated in March 1835; died in December 1847 |
| 1848 | 1873 | Tommaso Feeny | Formally Titular Bishop Titular bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.By definition a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop the tradition of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place... of Ptolemais in Phoenicia; appointed 11 January 1848; died 9 August 1873; also known as Thomas Feeny |
| 1873 | 1893 | Hugh Conway | Appointed coadjutor bishop Coadjutor bishop A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese... (with right of succession) 21 November 1871 and consecrated 4 February 1872; succeeded 9 July 1873; died 23 April 1893 |
| 1893 | 1911 | John Conmy | Appointed coadjutor bishop Coadjutor bishop A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese... (with right of succession) 25 May or June 1892 and consecrated 24 August 1892; succeeded 23 April 1893; died 26 August 1911 |
| 1911 | 1950 | Jacob Naughton | Appointed 27 November 1911 and consecrated 7 January 1912; died 16 February 1950 |
| 1950 | 1970 | Patrick O'Boyle | Appointed 12 December 1950 and consecrated 25 February 1951; retired 12 October 1970; died 25 November 1971 |
| 1970 | 1987 | Thomas McDonnell | Appointed 12 October and ordained bishop 13 December 1970; retired 21 January 1987; died 9 December 1987 |
| 1987 | 2002 | Thomas Anthony Finnegan | Appointed 3 May and ordained bishop 12 July 1987; retired 19 February 2002 |
| 2002 | present | John Fleming | Appointed 19 February and ordained bishop 7 April 2002 |