Diocese of Clonmacnoise

Historical Details

• Diocese of Clonmacnoise
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Armagh
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Ireland

Past Ordinaries

• Mulrony O’Modein † ( 1220 Succeeded - 1230 Died)
• Hugh O’Malone † ( 1230 Appointed - 1236 Died)
• Thomas Fitz-Patrick † (18 Apr 1236 Appointed - 1252 Died)
• Thomas O’Quin, O.F.M. † (26 Nov 1252 Appointed - 1279 Died)
• Gilbert † ( 1281 Appointed - 1289 Resigned)
• William O’Duffy, O.F.M. † ( 1290 Appointed - 1297 Died)
• William O’Findan † ( 1298 Appointed - 1300 Died)
• Donald O’Brien, O.F.M. † (4 Apr 1303 Appointed - )
• Henry , O.P. † ( 1337 Appointed - )
• Simon de Rossoman, O.P. † (11 May 1349 Appointed - 1367 Resigned)
• Richard Braybroke † ( 1367 Appointed - )
• Milo Corry, O.F.M. † (9 Nov 1389 Appointed - )
• Philip Nangill † (24 Nov 1397 Appointed - 1422 Died)
• David Prendergast (O’Brendog), O. Cist. † (24 Sep 1423 Appointed - 1424 Resigned)
• Cormac MacCoghlan † (10 Jan 1425 Appointed - )
• John Odalay, O.F.M. † (18 Sep 1444 Appointed - )
• William , C.R.S.A. † (14 Jul 1458 Appointed - 1484 Died)
• James † ( 1480 Appointed - 1486 Died)
• Walter Blake † (26 Mar 1487 Appointed - 1508 Died)
• Thomas O’Mullaly † ( 1508 Appointed - 19 Jun 1514 Appointed, Archbishop of Tuam)
• Quintin O’Higgins, O.F.M. † (10 Nov 1516 Appointed - 1538 Died)
• Richard Hogan, O.F.M. † (16 Jun 1539 Appointed - Sep 1539 Died)
• Florence Kirwan, O.F.M. † (5 Dec 1539 Appointed - 1554 Died)
• Roderick MacLean † (30 Aug 1549 Appointed - 5 Mar 1550 Appointed, Bishop of The Isles (Sodor), Scotland)
• Peter Wall, O.P. † (4 May 1556 Appointed - 1568 Died)
• Alan Sullivan † (29 Jul 1585 Appointed - )
• Anthony MacGeoghegan, O.F.M. Obs. † (11 Mar 1647 Appointed - 16 Apr 1657 Appointed, Bishop of Meath)
• William O’Shiel † (10 Jul 1657 Appointed - 1661 Died)
• Moriarty Kearney † (27 Oct 1683 Appointed - 3 Oct 1715 Died)
• Gregory Fallon † (17 May 1688 Appointed - 1698 Died)
• Stephen MacEgan, O.P. † (20 Sep 1725 Confirmed - 26 Sep 1729 Confirmed, Bishop of Meath)
• Antony Blake † (11 Aug 1756 Appointed - 21 Apr 1758 Confirmed, Archbishop of Armagh)
• James Brady † (21 Aug 1758 Appointed - 11 Jan 1788 Died)
• John Cruise † (10 Jun 1788 Appointed - 28 Jun 1812 Died)

Historical Summary

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Antony Blake † (Administrator: 11 Aug 1756 to 21 Apr 1758)
• Walter Blake † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1487 to 1508)
• James Brady † (Administrator: 21 Aug 1758 to 11 Jan 1788)
• Richard Braybroke † (Bishop: 1367)
• Milo Corry, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 9 Nov 1389)
• John Cruise † (Administrator: 10 Jun 1788 to 28 Jun 1812)
• Gregory Fallon † (Bishop: 17 May 1688 to 1698)
• Thomas Fitz-Patrick † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1236 to 1252)
• Richard Hogan, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1539 to Sep 1539)
• Moriarty Kearney † (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Oct 1683 to 3 Oct 1715)
• Florence Kirwan, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1539 to 1554)
• Cormac MacCoghlan † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1425)
• Stephen MacEgan, O.P. † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1725 to 26 Sep 1729; Apostolic Administrator: 26 Sep 1729 to 30 May 1756)
• Anthony MacGeoghegan, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 11 Mar 1647 to 16 Apr 1657)
• Roderick MacLean † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1549 to 5 Mar 1550)
• Philip Nangill † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1397 to 1422)
• Donald O’Brien, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 4 Apr 1303)
• John Odalay, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1444)
• Lewis O’Daly †
• William O’Duffy, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1290 to 1297)
• William O’Findan † (Bishop: 1298 to 1300)
• Quintin O’Higgins, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1516 to 1538)
• Edan O’Mailly †
• Hugh O’Malone † (Bishop: 1230 to 1236)
• Mulrony O’Modein † (Bishop: 1220 to 1230)
• Thomas O’Mullaly † (Bishop: 1508 to 19 Jun 1514)
• Thomas O’Quin, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1252 to 1279)
• William O’Shiel † (Vicar Apostolic: 10 Jul 1657 to 1661)
• David Prendergast (O’Brendog), O. Cist. † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1423 to 1424)
• Simon de Rossoman, O.P. † (Bishop: 11 May 1349 to 1367)
• Alan Sullivan † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1585)
• Peter Wall, O.P. † (Bishop: 4 May 1556 to 1568)
• Gilbert † (Bishop: 1281 to 1289)
• Henry , O.P. † (Bishop: 1337)
• James † (Bishop: 1480 to 1486)
• William , C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1458 to 1484)