Bishop Laurence Gillooly, C.M. †

Deceased

Bishop of Elphin, Ireland

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
12 May 1819		Born
1844²	24.6	Entered	Member of Congregation of the Mission
6 Dec 1847³	28.5	Ordained Priest	Priest of Congregation of the Mission
29 Feb 1856	36.7	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
29 Feb 1856	36.7	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Belline
7 Sep 1856	37.3	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Belline
1 Dec 1858	39.5	Succeeded	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
15 Jan 1895³	75.6	Died	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain ; ³ Day Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Laurence Gillooly
Bishop Laurence Gillooly C.M.
(born 12 May 1819, died 15 Jan 1895)
Bishop of Elphin

First Vatican Council: Council Father

Event Place
Birth Place Gallowstown, County Roscommon, Diocese of Elphin
Ordained Bishop St. Vincent de Paul, Chapel, Cork, Diocese of Cork
Buried Place (Original) Crypt, Immaculate Conception, Cathedral, Sligo, Diocese of Elphin

a priest for 47.1 years
a bishop for 38.3 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop William Delany †
Bishop of Cork
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Patrick Fallon †
Bishop of Kilmacduagh
Bishop George Joseph Plunkett Browne †
Bishop of Elphin

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop William Delany † (1847)
Bishop of Cork
Archbishop Michael Slattery † (1834)
Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly)
Bishop John Murphy † (1815)
Bishop of Cork
Bishop William Coppinger †
Bishop of Cloyne and Ross

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop James Lynch, C.M. † (1866)
Bishop Patrick Duggan † (1872)
Bishop Francis McCormack † (1872)
Bishop Hugh Conway † (1872)
Archbishop Thomas Joseph Carr † (1883)
Archbishop John Healy † (1884)
Bishop John Lyster † (1888)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Gallowstown, County Roscommon, Diocese of Elphin
Ordained Bishop	St. Vincent de Paul, Chapel, Cork, Diocese of Cork
Buried Place (Original)	Crypt, Immaculate Conception, Cathedral, Sligo, Diocese of Elphin

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q16200076

Source(s):

b/c2: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 145, and Page 258
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1856, Number 36
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 97, Number 8,275
ln/loc: CB, 16 May 2025

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a priest for 47.1 years a bishop for 38.3 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop William Delany † Bishop of Cork Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Patrick Fallon † Bishop of Kilmacduagh Bishop George Joseph Plunkett Browne † Bishop of Elphin
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop William Delany † (1847) Bishop of Cork Archbishop Michael Slattery † (1834) Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly) Bishop John Murphy † (1815) Bishop of Cork Bishop William Coppinger † Bishop of Cloyne and Ross	Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop James Lynch, C.M. † (1866) Bishop Patrick Duggan † (1872) Bishop Francis McCormack † (1872) Bishop Hugh Conway † (1872) Archbishop Thomas Joseph Carr † (1883) Archbishop John Healy † (1884) Bishop John Lyster † (1888)