William Fitzgerald (bishop)

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William Fitzgerald (b Imogeela 19 December 1832; d Cobh 24 November 1996) was an Irish Roman Catholic Bishop. [1]

Fitzgerald was educated at Le Collège des Irlandais, Paris. [2] He was ordained priest on 19 September 1857 and joined the staff of St Colman's College, Fermoy. [2] He was Bishop of Ross from 1877 [3] until his death. [4]

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References

  1. "Bishop William Fitzgerald † Deceased Bishop of Ross, Ireland". Catholic Hierarchy. Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved 30 July 2024. Bishop William Fitzgerald (born 19 Dec 1832, died 24 Nov 1896) Bishop of Ross
  2. 1 2 Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. pp. 296–298. ISBN   1870963008.
  3. Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 442–443.
  4. Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, pp. 367–368.

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