George Butler (bishop)

George Butler, DD (b Limerick 13 February 1815; d Limerick 3 February 1886) was an Irish Roman Catholic Bishop in the 20th Century.^[1]

Butler was educated at St Patrick's College, Maynooth and ordained in 1838.^[2] He spent his whole career in Limerick, as a curate then a parish priest and finally as dean of its cathedral. He was consecrated on 6 June 1864 and died in post.^[3]

References[]

^ Catholic Hierarchy
^ Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987
^ 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.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by John Ryan	Bishop of Limerick 1864–1886	Succeeded by Edward O'Dwyer

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[1] Catholic Hierarchy

[2] Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987

[3] 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.

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