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Bernard MacMahon (bishop)

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Bernard MacMahon
Archbishop of Armagh
Church Roman Catholic Church
See Armagh
In office 1737 – 1747
Predecessor Hugh MacMahon
Successor Ross Roe MacMahon
Previous posts Bishop of Clogher
(1727–1737)
Personal details
Born 1680
Enagh, County Monaghan
Died May 27, 1747 (aged 66–67)[1]
Armagh

Dr. Bernard MacMahon (1680–27 May 1747) was Bishop of Clogher 1727–1737 and Archbishop of Armagh 1738–1747.

MacMahon was appointed as Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher on 17 August 1727,[2] following the death of his predecessor, Hugh MacMahon. Bernard MacMahon was transferred to the position of Archbishop of Armagh on 8 November 1737.[3] In 1741, he would go into hiding as a result of him not promoting a priest to a parish; this would result in a warrant being issued for his arrest.[4][5] He died in Armagh on 27 May 1747.[1]

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