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Maurice MacGibbon

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Most Reverend
Maurice MacGibbon
Archbishop of Cashel
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Cashel
In office 1567–1578
Predecessor Roland Baron Fitzgerald
Successor Dermot O'Hurley
Orders
Consecration 15 June 1567
by Egidio Valenti
Personal details
Died 1578
Cashel, Ireland

Maurice MacGibbon, O. Cist. (died 1578) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cashel (1567–1578).[1]

Biography

Maurice MacGibbon was ordained a priest in the Cistercian Order.[2] On 4 June 1567, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Archbishop of Cashel.[3][2] On 15 June 1567, he was consecrated bishop by Egidio Valenti, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, with Thomas Goldwell, Bishop of Saint Asaph, and Giacomo Galletti, Bishop of Alessano, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Archbishop of Cashel until his death in 1578.[3][2]

References

  1. Back to citation Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 156. (in Latin); "Archbishop Maurice MacGibbon, O. Cist." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 January 2017; "Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016; "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 29 February 2016
  2. Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 Back to citation occurrence 2.3 "Archbishop Maurice MacGibbon, O. Cist." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 January 2017
  3. Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 156. (in Latin)