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Philip Phillips (bishop)

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Philip Phillips
Archbishop of Tuam
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Tuam
In office22 November 1785 – September 1787
PredecessorMichael Skerrett
SuccessorBoetius Egan
Previous postsBishop of Achonry (1776-1785)
Bishop of Killala (1760-1776)
Orders
Ordination1742
Consecration1761
Personal details
DiedSeptember 1787 (1787-10)

Styles of
Philip Phillips
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace or Archbishop

Philip Phillips (died 1787) was an Irish clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Tuam from 1785 to 1787.[1][2]

He was appointed Bishop of Killala on 24 November 1760, and translated to the bishopric of Achonry on 22 November 1785. He was translated again to the archbishopric of Tuam on 22 November 1785. He died in office in September 1787.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Archbishop Philip Phillips. Catholic Hierarchy website. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 443. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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