Maurice MacGibbon

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Most Reverend

Maurice MacGibbon
Archbishop of Cashel
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Cashel
In office1567–1578
PredecessorRoland Baron Fitzgerald
SuccessorDermot O'Hurley
Orders
Consecration15 June 1567
by Egidio Valenti
Personal details
Died1578
Cashel, Ireland

Maurice MacGibbon, O. Cist. (died 1578) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cashel (1567–1578).[1][2][3][4]

Biography[edit]

Maurice MacGibbon was ordained a priest in the Cistercian Order.[2] On 4 June 1567, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Archbishop of Cashel.[1][2] On 15 June 1567, he was consecrated bishop by Egidio Valenti, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, with Thomas Goldwell, Bishop of Saint Asaph, and Giacomo Galletti, Bishop of Alessano, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Archbishop of Cashel until his death in 1578.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 156. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Archbishop Maurice MacGibbon, O. Cist." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 January 2017
  3. ^ "Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016
  4. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 29 February 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Cashel
1567–1578
Succeeded by