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Philip Phillips (bishop)

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Philip Phillips
Archbishop of Tuam
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Tuam
In office 22 November 1785 – September 1787
Predecessor Michael Skerrett
Successor Boetius Egan
Previous posts Bishop of Achonry (1776-1785)
Bishop of Killala (1760-1776)
Orders
Ordination 1742
Consecration 1761
Personal details
Died September 1787

Philip Phillips (died 1787) was an Irish clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Tuam from 1785 to 1787.[1][2]

He was appointed Bishop of Killala on 24 November 1760, and translated to the bishopric of Achonry on 22 November 1785. He was translated again to the archbishopric of Tuam on 22 November 1785. He died in office in September 1787.[1][2]

References

  1. Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Archbishop Philip Phillips. Catholic Hierarchy website. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  2. Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Fryde, E. B; Greenway, D. E; Porter, S; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 443. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.