Edward Wolley

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Edward Wolley was an Anglican bishop in Ireland in the 17th century; [1] he succeeded William Bailey as Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh in 1664, and died in 1684. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 350–351. ISBN   0-521-56350-X.
  2. ↑ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 4 By Henry Cotton". p. 168. Retrieved 29 December 2014.


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