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Michael Flannery (bishop)

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Michael Flannery
Bishop of Killaloe
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Killaloe
In office29 July 1859 – 19 June 1891
PredecessorDaniel Vaughan
SuccessorThomas McRedmond
Previous postsTitular Bishop of Tiberiopolis (1858-1859)
Coadjutor Bishop of Killaloe (1858-1859)
Orders
Ordination5 January 1843
Consecration5 September 1858
by Patrick Leahy
Personal details
Born(1818-05-17)17 May 1818
Died19 June 1891(1891-06-19) (aged 73)

Michael Flannery (b Scarriff 17 May 1818; d Paris 19 June 1891) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Killaloe from 1859 until his death.[1]

Flannery was educated at St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth.[2] After a curacy at Cloughjordan he was on the staff of All Hallows College, Dublin from 1843 until 1858. He was Bishop of Killaloe from 1859 until his death. [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Bishop Michael Flannery †Deceased Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland". Catholic Hierarchy. Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved 11 August 2024. Bishop Michael Flannery (born 17 May 1818, died 19 Jun 1891) Bishop of Killaloe
  2. ^ Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. p. 273. ISBN 1870963008.
  3. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 360–361, 396–398 and 434–435. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.