Boetius Egan (bishop of Elphin)
| Styles of Boetius Egan, O.F.M. | |
|---|---|
| Reference style | The Right Reverend |
| Spoken style | My Lord or Bishop |
Boetius Egan (Irish: Baothnalach Mac Aodhagáin; died 1650) was an Irish clergyman who served as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Elphin from 1625 to 1650.[1][2]
A Franciscan friar, Egan was appointed the bishop of the Diocese of Elphin by the Holy See on 9 June 1625 and consecrated the following year.[1][2] After serving the see for nearly twenty-five years, he died in office on 19 April 1650.[2]
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- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Eubel, Konrad (1935). Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi (in Latin). Vol. 4. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae. p. 182.
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 Fryde, E. B; Greenway, D. E; Porter, S; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 427. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.