Hugh_O'Reilly_(Bishop_of_Clogher)

Hugh O'Reilly (bishop of Clogher)

Hugh O'Reilly (bishop of Clogher)

Irish Catholic bishop

Hugh O’Reilly (1724–1801) was an Irish Catholic bishop.

Quick Facts Church, See ...

Biography

O’Reilly was appointed the Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Clogher in Ireland on 27 April 1777. He was ordained a bishop on 29 July of that same year. He became Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher on 28 March 1778, following the death of his predecessor, Daniel O'Reilly.[1] Ordained a bishop at the age of 38, Hugh O’Reilly was the youngest bishop of the diocese in modern times. He died in office in on 3 September 1801 having served as bishop of his diocese for almost twenty-four years. O’Reilly was succeeded by Bishop James Murphy, who had was appointed his Coadjutor Bishop in May 1798. He is buried in the old Magheross graveyard in Carrickmacross.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    History of Bishop O’Reilly
Preceded by Bishop of Clogher
1778 – 1801		 Succeeded by
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Hugh_O'Reilly_(Bishop_of_Clogher), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.