John Coffey (bishop)
| John Coffey | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Ardfert and Aghadoe |
| In office | 27 August 1889 – 14 April 1904 |
| Predecessor | Andrew Higgins |
| Successor | John Mangan |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 6 June 1865 |
| Consecration | 10 November 1889 by Thomas Croke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1836 County Kerry, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Died | 14 April 1904 (aged 68) County Kerry, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
John Coffey, DD (b and d County Kerry 10 January 1836; 14 April 1904) was an Irish Roman Catholic Bishop in the late nineteenth and early 20th centuries.[1]
Coffey was educated at St Patrick's College, Maynooth and ordained in 1865.[2] He was Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe from 1889 until his death.[3] He is buried at St Mary's Cathedral, Killarney.[4]
References
- Back to citation The Post-Reformation Bishops of Kerry Kerry Archaeological Magazine Vol. 4, No. 20 (Apr., 1918), pp. 265-272
- Back to citation Catholic Hierarchy
- Back to citation Fryde, E. B; Greenway, D. E; Porter, S; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 332–334. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Back to citation Find a grave