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Edmund Byrne (bishop)

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Edmund Byrne
Archbishop of Dublin
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Dublin
In office 31 March 1707 – 1724
Predecessor Peter Creagh
Successor Luke Fagan
Orders
Ordination 18 March 1679
Consecration 11 September 1707
by Patrick Donnelly
Personal details
Born 1656
Died 1724 (aged 67–68)

Edmund Byrne (1656-1724) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin from 1707 until his death.[1]

Bryne was born in Borris, County Carlow. He entered the Irish College in Seville (1674), where he was ordained on 18 March 1679. He was parish priest at St. Nicholas, Dublin. Dr Donnelly was appointed archbishop on 15 March 1707 and consecrated on 31 August 1707,[2] in Newgate by Bishop Patrick Donnelly of Dromore.

References

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  2. Back to citation 'History of Dublin Parishes' Donnelly, N Volume 2 pp35–36 Dublin: Catholic Truth Society of Ireland, 1906