William Fitzgerald (bishop)

William Fitzgerald (b Imogeela 19 December 1832; d Cobh 24 November 1996) was an Irish Roman Catholic Bishop.[1]

Fitzgerald was educated at Le Collège des Irlandais, Paris.[2] He was ordained priest on 19 September 1857 and joined the staff of St Colman's College, Fermoy.[2] He was Bishop of Ross from 1877[3] until his death.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Bishop William Fitzgerald † Deceased Bishop of Ross, Ireland". Catholic Hierarchy. Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved 30 July 2024. Bishop William Fitzgerald (born 19 Dec 1832, died 24 Nov 1896) Bishop of Ross
  2. ^ a b Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. pp. 296–298. ISBN 1870963008.
  3. ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 442–443.
  4. ^ Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, pp. 367–368.

Bibliography

  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  • Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1984). Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II. New History of Ireland. Vol. 9. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-821745-5.
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