Thomas Leverous

Thomas Leverous (1487–1587) was a 16th Century Roman Catholic priest.[1]

Leverous was a foster brother to Gerald FitzGerald, the 9th Earl of Kildare. He held livings at Laraghbrine, Kerdiffstown and Maynooth.[2] Queen Mary I appointed him Archdeacon of Armagh in 1554 (held to 1456);[3] Bishop of Kildare on 1 March 1555; and Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin on 30 August 1555.[4] He was deprived of both posts for refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy in 1560, however, he was still recognized as the Roman Catholic bishop until his death in Naas in 1577.[5]

Notes

1. "The History and Antiquities of the Collegiate and Cathedral Church of St. Patrick Near Dublin, from it Foundation in 1190, to the Year 1819: Comprising a Topographical Account of the Lands and Parishes Appropriated to the Community of the Cathedral, and to Its Members, and Biographical Memoirs of Its Deans" Mason, W.M. p160:Dublin, W.Folds, 1820
2.  "Leverous, Thomas". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
3. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton, H. p44 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
4. Cathedral web-site
5. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 2" Cotton, H. pp95/6 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878