Thomas Furlong (bishop)

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Thomas Furlong (b Mayglass, County Wexford 4 February 1803; d Wexford 12 November 1875) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Ferns from 1857 until his death. [1]

Furlong was educated at St Peter's College, Wexford and St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth. [2] He was on the staff at Maynooth from 1827 until 1857. He was ordained Bishop of Ferns on 22 March 1857, and died in post. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Bishop Thomas Furlong †Deceased Bishop of Ferns, Ireland". Catholic Hierarchy. Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved 9 August 2024. Bishop Thomas Furlong (born 4 Feb 1803, died 12 Nov 1875) Bishop of Ferns
  2. ↑ Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. p. 198. ISBN   1870963008.
  3. ↑ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 429. ISBN   0-521-56350-X.

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