Bishop John Butler †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Cork, Ireland

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1731¹		Born
7 Dec 1755	24.9	Ordained Deacon	Deacon
20 Dec 1755	24.9	Ordained Priest	Priest
11 Apr 1763	32.2	Selected	Bishop of Cork, Ireland
16 Apr 1763	32.2	Confirmed	Bishop of Cork, Ireland
Jun 1763³	32.4	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Cork, Ireland
3 Jun 1787	56.4	Resigned	Bishop of Cork, Ireland
8 May 1800	69.3	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Cork, Ireland

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

MicroData Summary
John Butler
Bishop John Butler
(born 1731, died 8 May 1800)
Bishop Emeritus of Cork

Event Place
Birth Place Grange, Co. Tipperary
Buried Place (Original) Augustinian Friary, Fethard, Co. Tipperary

a priest for 44.3 years
a bishop for 36.9 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop James Butler (1st) †
Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop James Butler (1st) † (1750)
Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly)
Archbishop Christopher Butler † (1711)
Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly)
Ferdinando Cardinal d’Adda † (1687)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina
Archbishop Dominic Maguire, O.P. †
Archbishop of Armagh

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Denis Conway † (1779)
Bishop Laurence Arthur Nihill † (1784)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Grange, Co. Tipperary
Buried Place (Original)	Augustinian Friary, Fethard, Co. Tipperary

External Link(s):

VIAF: 26595325
WikiData: Q6224105

Source(s):

ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 106, Number 9,220
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 182
b/c2: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1763, Number 38
b: The Irish Catholic Episcopal Corps, 1657-1829, Volume 2, Page 16
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 104, Number 8,998

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a priest for 44.3 years a bishop for 36.9 years	Principal Consecrator: Archbishop James Butler (1st) † Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly)
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Archbishop James Butler (1st) † (1750) Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly) Archbishop Christopher Butler † (1711) Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly) Ferdinando Cardinal d’Adda † (1687) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina Archbishop Dominic Maguire, O.P. † Archbishop of Armagh	Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop Denis Conway † (1779) Bishop Laurence Arthur Nihill † (1784)