Thomas Costello (bishop)
Thomas Costello (1744 – 1831) was an Irish prelate who served as Bishop of Clonfert.[1]
He was born in Ballaghaderreen. Coen was ordained priest in December 1767. Coen was appointed titular bishop of Milevum on 26 January 1816; and Diocesan Bishop of Clonfert on 6 July 1786. He died in post on 8 October 1831.[2]
References[]
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy
- ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 p419 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
Categories:
- Roman Catholic bishops of Clonfert
- 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland
- 1744 births
- 1831 deaths
- People from County Roscommon
- Irish Roman Catholic bishop stubs