Uilliam Ó Fearghail
Most Reverend Uilliam Ó Fearghail | |
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Bishop of Ardagh | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Diocese of Ardagh |
In office | 1480–1516 |
Predecessor | [1] |
Successor | [1] |
Orders | |
Consecration | 11 August 1482 |
Personal details | |
Died | 1516 |
Uilliam Ó Fearghail (died 1516) was a Roman Catholic prelate:[2] he served as Bishop of Ardagh (1480–1516).[1]
Biography[]
Uilliam Ó Fearghail was ordained a priest in the Order of Cistercians.[1] On 4 Aug 1480, Uilliam Ó Fearghail was appointed by Pope Sixtus IV as Bishop of Ardagh.[1] He was consecrated bishop on 11 August 1482.[1] He served as Bishop of Ardagh until his death in 1516.[1] While bishop, he served as principal co-consecrator of Michael Hildebrand, Archbishop of Riga (1484).[1]
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Categories:
- 1516 deaths
- 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland
- Bishops appointed by Pope Sixtus IV
- Cistercian bishops
- 15th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland
- Irish Roman Catholic bishop stubs