Pierse Power

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Pierse Power
Bishop of Waterford and Lismore
Church Roman Catholic
Metropolis Cashel and Emly
Diocese Waterford and Lismore
Installed17 December 1887
Term ended22 May 1889
Predecessor John Power
Successor John Egan
Previous post(s) Parish priest, Dungarvan
Personal details
Born1827
Died1889 (aged 61-62)
Waterford, Ireland
Alma mater St John's College, Waterford
St Patrick's College, Maynooth

Pierse Power (1827 – 1889) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore from 1887 until his death. [1]

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Life

Power was educated at St John's College, Waterford and St Patrick's College, Maynooth. [2] After a curacy at Clonmel, he was on the staff of St John's from 1858 until 1879. [2] Power was parish priest at Dungarvan from 1879 until 1886 when he was ordained Coadjutor bishop of Waterford and Lismore with the right of succession. He became bishop on 17 December 1887 [3] and served until his death on 22 May 1889. [2]

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References

  1. "Bishop Piers Power † Deceased Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland". Catholic Hierarchy. Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. p. 302. ISBN   1870963008.
  3. Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, pp. 368–370.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Waterford and Lismore
1887 – 1889
Succeeded by