Patrick Duffy (bishop)
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The Most Reverend Patrick Duffy was appointed as Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher on 12 May 1671, twenty-one years after the death of his predecessor, Heber MacMahon
in 1650. A Franciscan, he was installed as bishop in 1673. He died two years later on 1 August 1675.
He was succeeded by Bishop Patrick Tyrrell
in 1676. Bishop Duffy served in his position in Clogher for about two years.
According to tradition, he was buried in the graveyard attached to the pre-Reformation church at Clontibret, now the site of the Church of Ireland church. The Duffys were the ruling family of Clontibret and supplied the priests to the local parish for centuries before the end of Gaelic rule in Ulster in the early 17th century.
Heber MacMahon
Heber MacMahon was bishop of Clogher and general in Ulster. He was educated at the Irish college, Douay, and at Louvain, and ordained a Roman Catholic priest 1625. He became bishop of Clogher in 1643 and a leader among the confederate Catholics. As a general of the Ulster army he fought Oliver...
in 1650. A Franciscan, he was installed as bishop in 1673. He died two years later on 1 August 1675.
He was succeeded by Bishop Patrick Tyrrell
Patrick Tyrrell
The Most Reverend Patrick Tyrrell was appointed to the post of Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher in 1676; he died in this position in 1689. He was succeeded by Bishop Hugh MacMahon on 15 March 1707. Little else is recorded about Bishop Tyrrell.-Categories:...
in 1676. Bishop Duffy served in his position in Clogher for about two years.
According to tradition, he was buried in the graveyard attached to the pre-Reformation church at Clontibret, now the site of the Church of Ireland church. The Duffys were the ruling family of Clontibret and supplied the priests to the local parish for centuries before the end of Gaelic rule in Ulster in the early 17th century.