Eóin Ó Cuileannáin
| Styles of Eóin Ó Cuileannáin, S.T.D. | |
|---|---|
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | My Lord |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Eóin Ó Cuileannáin, S.T.D. (anglicised John O'Cullenan; c. 1583–1661) was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Raphoe from 1625 to 1661.
Ó Cuileannáin was appointed Vicar Apostolic of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe by papal brief on 1 December [O.S. 21 November] 1621.[1][2] Four years later, he was appointed Bishop of Raphoe on 9 June [O.S. 30 May] 1625, but was not consecrated until 1629.[1][2][3] After having been held in prison in Derry for several years, Bishop Ó Cuileannáin went into exile in March 1653.[1][4][5]
Eóin Ó Cuileannáin died in Brussels on 24 March 1661, aged about 78, and was interred in the chapel of the Virgin in the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula.[1][2][5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 441.
- ^ a b c Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, p. 353.
- ^ "Bishop John O'Cullenan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 441, fn. 2.
- ^ a b Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 1, pp. 309–311.
References
[edit]- Brady, W. Maziere (1876). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Vol. 1. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace.
- 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.
- Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1984). Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II. A New History of Ireland. Vol. IX. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-821745-5.
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