Maurice MacGibbon

Most Reverend Maurice MacGibbon
Archbishop of Cashel
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Cashel
In office	1567–1578
Predecessor	Roland Baron Fitzgerald
Successor	Dermot O'Hurley
Orders
Consecration	15 June 1567 by Egidio Valenti
Personal details
Died	1578 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

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

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 156. (in Latin)
2. "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 Roland Baron Fitzgerald	Archbishop of Cashel 1567–1578	Succeeded by Dermot O'Hurley