James McDevitt
James McDevitt, DD (b Glenties 1831; d Letterkenny 5 April 1879) was an Irish Roman Catholic Bishop in the last third of the 19th century.[1]
McDevitt was educated at St Patrick's College, Maynooth and ordained priest on 18 June 1859.[2] He served on the staff of All Hallows College, Dublin[3] until his appointment as Bishop of of Raphoe on 24 February 1871.[4] McKevitt was consecrated on 30 April that year. He died in post on 5 January 1879.[5]
References[]
- ^ Diocese of Raphoe
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy
- ^ Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. p. 152. ISBN 1870963008.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 441–442.
- ^ Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, pp. 352–354.
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