Bishop James O’Gallagher †

Deceased

Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1684¹		Born
7 Jul 1725	41.5	Selected	Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland
21 Jul 1725	41.5	Confirmed	Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland
25 Nov 1725	41.8	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland
21 Apr 1737	53.3	Selected	Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
18 May 1737	53.3	Confirmed	Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
May 1751³	67.3	Died	Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain ; ³ Day Uncertain

MicroData Summary for James O’Gallagher
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Bishop James O’Gallagher (born 1684, died May 1751) Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin

Event Place
Birth Place Diocese of Kilmore
Ordained Bishop Drogheda

a bishop for 25.4 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Hugh MacMahon (McMahon) †
Archbishop of Armagh
Assisted by:
Father Bernard MacMahon (McMahon) †
Priest of Clogher
Father William O’Reily
Priest of Armagh

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Hugh MacMahon (McMahon) † (1707)
Archbishop of Armagh
Bishop Richard Piers †
Bishop of Waterford and Lismore

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Peter Kilkelly (Killikelly), O.P. † (1744)
Bishop Laurence Richardson, O.P. † (1747)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Diocese of Kilmore
Ordained Bishop	Drogheda

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 327
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 248
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1725, Number 45
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 56, Number 4,065
b: The Irish Catholic Episcopal Corps, 1657-1829, Volume 2, Page 49
c34: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 103, Additions/Corrections (front)

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a bishop for 25.4 years	Principal Consecrator: Archbishop Hugh MacMahon (McMahon) † Archbishop of Armagh Assisted by: Father Bernard MacMahon (McMahon) † Priest of Clogher Father William O’Reily Priest of Armagh
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Archbishop Hugh MacMahon (McMahon) † (1707) Archbishop of Armagh Bishop Richard Piers † Bishop of Waterford and Lismore	Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop Peter Kilkelly (Killikelly), O.P. † (1744) Bishop Laurence Richardson, O.P. † (1747)