Laurence Richardson (bishop)

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Laurence Richardson (or Lawrence Richardson; 1701–1753) was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Kilmore from 1747 to 1753.

Career

A Dominican friar, he was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Kilmore by Pope Benedict XIV on 6 February 1747.[1][2][3] His episcopal ordination took place in Dublin on 1 May 1747; the principal consecrator was the Most Reverend John Linegar, Archbishop of Dublin.[4]

Death

After a long illness, Bishop Richardson died in Dublin on 29 January 1753, aged 52,[1][2][3] and was buried in St James' Cemetery, Dublin.[5]

References

  1. 1.[1.2]"Bishop Lawrence Richardson, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  2. 2.[2.2]Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 436.
  3. 3.[3.2]Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, p. 350.
  4. 4.Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 1, p. 285.
  5. 5.Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 1, p. 286.