Richard O'Ferrall

Richard Ó Fearghail (O'Ferrall) was an Irish bishop of Ardagh in the 16th century.^[1] This see was located in the Ó Fearghail lands in Annaly; six earlier bishops had been members of the same family.

He was nominated on 2 May 1541 by Henry VIII, consecrated on 22 April 1542;^[2] and died in 1553.^[3] Pope Paul III would later appoint Patrick MacMahon on 14 November 1541 in opposition to Ó Fearghail.

References

^ Crockfords
^ "Fasti ecclesiæ hibernicæ: the succession of the prelates in Ireland" Cotton, H Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1860
^ "A New History of Ireland" Moody, T.W; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J;Cosgrove, A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5

Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by Roger O'Melline	Bishop of Ardagh 1541–1553	Succeeded by Patrick MacMahon

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[1] Crockfords

[2] "Fasti ecclesiæ hibernicæ: the succession of the prelates in Ireland" Cotton, H Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1860

[3] "A New History of Ireland" Moody, T.W; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J;Cosgrove, A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5

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