Francis Kelly (bishop of Derry)

Last updated

Styles of
Francis Kelly
Mitre (plain).svg
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style My Lord or Bishop

Francis Kelly [1] was an Irish prelate [2] of the Roman Catholic Church in the 19th century. [3]

Kelly was born in Drudgeon, County Tyrone on 6 August 1812 [4] He was educated at St Patrick's College, Maynooth and ordained on 13 June 1840. After curacies in Strabane and Culdaff he was parish priest at Upper Fahan. [5] He served as Coadjutor Bishop of Derry from 1849 until 1864, and then Diocesan Bishop of Derry until his death on 1 September 1889. [6]

Related Research Articles

The Apostolic Vicariate of the Lancashire District was an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in England. It was led by a vicar apostolic who was a titular bishop. The apostolic vicariate was created in 1840 and was replaced by two dioceses in 1850.

The Archbishop of Liverpool is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool and metropolitan of the Province of Liverpool in England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Briggs (bishop)</span>

John Briggs was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first Bishop of Beverley from 1850 to 1860.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bishop of Killala</span>

The Bishop of Killala is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Killala in County Mayo, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Cornthwaite (bishop)</span>

Robert Cornthwaite was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was last Bishop of Beverley and the first Bishop of Leeds.

The Bishop of Meath is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel McGettigan</span> Catholic Archbishop of Armagh

Daniel McGettigan (1815–1887) was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served Bishop of Raphoe from 1861 to 1870 and Archbishop of Armagh from 1870 to 1887.

Hugh O'Reilly was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Kilmore from 1625 to 1628 and Archbishop of Armagh from 1628 to 1653.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bishop of Elphin</span>

The Bishop of Elphin is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Elphin, County Roscommon, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.

John McEvilly (1818–1902) was an Irish Roman Catholic Church clergyman who served as the Archbishop of Tuam from 1881 to 1902.

Eóin Ó Cuileannáin, S.T.D. was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Raphoe from 1625 to 1661.

William Walton (1716–1780) was an English Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District of England from 1775 to 1780.

Francis George Mostyn (1800–1847) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District of England from 1840 to 1847.

William Riddell (1807–1847) was a Roman Catholic bishop who briefly served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District of England in 1847.

Thomas Kelly was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Dromore from 1826 to 1828 and Archbishop of Armagh from 1828 to 1835.

Richard O'Reilly (1746–1818) was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1787 to 1818.

Michael O'Reilly was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Derry from 1739 to 1749 and Archbishop of Armagh from 1749 to 1758.

Ambrose O'Madden was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Bishop of Clonfert from 1713 to 1715.

John Brullaghhaun was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the mid 18th century.

Neil Conway (1670–1738) was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

References

  1. Brady, W. Maziere (1876). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Vol. 1. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace.
  2. Fryde, Edmund Boleslav; Greenway, D.E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British chronology. Offices of the Royal Historical Society : University College. p. 422. OCLC   989682481.
  3. G Catholic
  4. "Bishop Francis Kelly". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  5. Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. pp. 85–88. ISBN   1870963008.
  6. Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 1, p. 230 and 320.