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Laurence Richardson (bishop)

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Styles of
Laurence Richardson, O.P.
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleMy Lord
Religious styleBishop

Laurence Richardson (or Lawrence Richardson; 1701–1753) was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Kilmore from 1747 to 1753.

A Dominican friar, he was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Kilmore by Pope Benedict XIV on 6 February 1747.[1][2][3] His episcopal ordination took place in Dublin on 1 May 1747; the principal consecrator was the Most Reverend John Linegar, Archbishop of Dublin.[4]

After a long illness, Bishop Richardson died in Dublin on 29 January 1753, aged 52,[1][2][3] and was buried in St James' Cemetery, Dublin.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Bishop Lawrence Richardson, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 436.
  3. ^ a b Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, p. 350.
  4. ^ Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 1, p. 285.
  5. ^ Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 1, p. 286.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Kilmore
1747–1753
Succeeded by