John McEvilly
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Grace or Archbishop |
John McEvilly (1818–1902) was an Irish Roman Catholic Church clergyman who served as the Archbishop of Tuam from 1881 to 1902.
He was born on 15 April 1818 in Louisburgh,[1] a small town near Westport, County Mayo, Ireland.[2] He entered the Seminary of Tuam in January 1833, then sent to Maynooth College in September 1833, where among his contemporaries was the future Archbishop of Armagh Joseph Dixon.[2] In 1842, McEvilly was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Tuam.[1]
On 9 January 1857, he was appointed the Bishop of Galway by the Holy See and was consecrated on 22 March 1857 by the Most Reverend John MacHale, Archbishop of Tuam.[1][3] While as Bishop of Galway, McEvilly was appointed the Apostolic Administrator of Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora in September 1866[4] and appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Tuam on 11 January 1878.[1] On the death of Archbishop MacHale, he succeeded as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam on 7 November 1881.[1][5]
He was instrumental in setting up St Joseph's Industrial School, Letterfrack.
Archbishop McEvilly died in office on 26 November 1902, aged 84.[1][5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Archbishop Francis John McEvilly". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- 1 2 Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 2, p. 233.
- ↑ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 430.
- ↑ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 430, 436, and 444.
- 1 2 Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 444.
Bibliography
- Brady, W. Maziere (1876). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Volume 2. 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.
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| Preceded by Laurence O'Donnell |
Bishop of Galway 1857–1881 |
Became part of the united Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora in 1883 |
| Preceded by Patrick Fallon (bishop) |
Apostolic Administrator of Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora 1866–1883 | |
| Preceded by John MacHale |
Archbishop of Tuam 1881–1902 |
Succeeded by John Healy |