The Most Reverend John Egan | |
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Bishop of Waterford and Lismore | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Metropolis | Cashel and Emly |
Diocese | Waterford and Lismore |
Installed | 19 January 1890 |
Term ended | 10 June 1891 |
Predecessor | Piers Power |
Successor | Richard Alphonsus Sheehan |
Personal details | |
Born | (1839-01-19)19 January 1839 Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland |
Died | 10 June 1891(1891-06-10) (aged 52) Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland |
Alma mater | St Flannan's College, Ennis St Patrick's College, Maynooth |
John Egan (b Roscrea 19 January 1839; d Waterford 10 June 1891) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore from 1889 until his death.
Life
Egan was educated at St Flannan's College, Ennis and St Patrick's College, Maynooth. After a curacy at Tulla, he was on the staff of St Flannan's from 1866 until 1889. Egan was ordained Bishop of Waterford and Lismore on 19 January 1890, and served until his death.
References
- "Bishop John Egan † Deceased Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland". Catholic Hierarchy. Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. p. 302. ISBN 1870963008.
- Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, pp. 368–370.
Sources
- Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1984). Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II. A New History of Ireland. Vol. IX. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-821745-5.
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Preceded byPiers Power | Bishop of Waterford and Lismore 1889 – 1891 |
Succeeded byRichard Alphonsus Sheehan |
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