On 10 May 1707, Archbishop James Lynch of Tuam wrote to Pope Clement XI saying it would be more convenient for O'Madden to be translated from Kilmacduagh to Clonfert, since O'Madden's parish of Loughrea was in the Diocese of Clonfert.[4] However, it was not judged best at that time, and O'Madden was allowed to retain his parish of Loughrea, along with the see of Kilmacduagh.[7]
Six years later, O'Madden was elected Bishop of Clonfert by the Propagation of the Faith on 6 August, and was approved by Pope Clement XI on 22 August 1713. His papal brief was dated 15 September 1713.[5][6][8] He was consecrated on 15 April 1714 by Thaddeus O'Rourke, Bishop of Killala.[5][8]
Bishop O'Madden died in office in July 1715.[5][6]
References
^Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 2, pp. 165 and 178.
Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN0-521-56350-X.