Fargal O'Reilly
| Fargal O'Reilly | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Kilmore | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Kilmore |
| In office | 16 January 1807 – 30 April 1829 |
| Predecessor | James Dillon |
| Successor | James Browne |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 24 August 1807 by Richard O'Reilly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1741 Bailieborough, County Cavan, Kingdom of Ireland, British Empire |
| Died | 30 April 1829 (aged 79–80) |
Fargal O'Reilly (or Farrell O'Reilly; died 1829) was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Kilmore from 1807 to 1829.
A native of the parish of Bailieborough in County Cavan, Ireland,[1] he was the parish priest of Drumlane from 1790 to 1807. He was elected Bishop of the Diocese of Kilmore by the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith on 4 October 1806[2] and was confirmed by Pope Pius VII on 14 December 1806.[2][3] O'Reilly's papal brief to the See of Kilmore was dated 16 January 1807 [4] and was consecrated on 24 August 1807 by the Most Reverend Richard O'Reilly, Archbishop of Armagh.[5]
He died in office on 30 April 1829,[6] and was buried in the graveyard at Moybolgue, near Bailieborough.[1]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 "Folklore". Bailieborough.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 1, p. 287.
- Back to citation Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, p. 350.
- Back to citation Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 1, p. 287; Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, p. 350; "Bishop Fargal O'Reilly". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- Back to citation Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, p. 350; "Bishop Fargal O'Reilly". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 November 2013; Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 436.
- Back to citation Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, p. 350; "Bishop Fargal O'Reilly". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 November 2013; Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 436.
Bibliography
- Brady, W. Maziere (1876). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Vol. 1. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace.
- Fryde, E. B; Greenway, D. E; Porter, S; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Moody, T. W; Martin, F. X; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1984). Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II. A New History of Ireland. Vol. IX. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-821745-5.