Bishop James Lynch, C.M. †

Deceased

Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
12 Jan 1807		Born
18 Jun 1833	26.4	Ordained Priest	Priest of Congregation of the Mission
31 Aug 1866	59.6	Appointed	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western District, Scotland, Great Britain
31 Aug 1866	59.6	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Arcadiopolis in Asia
4 Nov 1866	59.8	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Arcadiopolis in Asia
13 Apr 1869	62.2	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
5 Mar 1888	81.1	Succeeded	Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
19 Dec 1896	89.9	Died	Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland

MicroData Summary for James Lynch
Bishop James Lynch C.M. (born 12 Jan 1807, died 19 Dec 1896) Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin

Event Place
Birth Place Dublin, Archdiocese of Dublin
Ordained Bishop Irish, Seminary, Paris, Archdiocese of Paris, France

a priest for 63.5 years
a bishop for 30.1 years

Ordained Priest by:
Archbishop Daniel Murray †
Archbishop of Dublin
Principal Consecrator:
Bishop William Keane †
Bishop of Cloyne
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Laurence Gilhooly, C.M. †
Bishop of Elphin
Bishop Michael O’Hea †
Bishop of Ross

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop William Keane † (1851)
Bishop of Cloyne
Archbishop Michael Slattery † (1834)
Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly)
Bishop John Murphy † (1815)
Bishop of Cork
Bishop William Coppinger †
Bishop of Cloyne and Ross

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop James Browne † (1884)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Thomas Timothy O’Mahony † (1869)
Bishop John Leonard † (1872)
Bishop Michael Warren † (1876)
Bishop Andrew Higgins † (1882)
Bishop Abraham Brownrigg, S.S.S. † (1884)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Dublin, Archdiocese of Dublin
Ordained Bishop	Irish, Seminary, Paris, Archdiocese of Paris, France

Source(s):

c2+: CB
b/c2: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 116, and Page 329
c1: CB, 17 Feb 2016
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1,866, Number 38

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a priest for 63.5 years a bishop for 30.1 years	Ordained Priest by: Archbishop Daniel Murray † Archbishop of Dublin Principal Consecrator: Bishop William Keane † Bishop of Cloyne Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Laurence Gilhooly, C.M. † Bishop of Elphin Bishop Michael O’Hea † Bishop of Ross
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop William Keane † (1851) Bishop of Cloyne Archbishop Michael Slattery † (1834) Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly) Bishop John Murphy † (1815) Bishop of Cork Bishop William Coppinger † Bishop of Cloyne and Ross	Principal Consecrator of: Bishop James Browne † (1884) Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop Thomas Timothy O’Mahony † (1869) Bishop John Leonard † (1872) Bishop Michael Warren † (1876) Bishop Andrew Higgins † (1882) Bishop Abraham Brownrigg, S.S.S. † (1884)