Bishop James O’Shaughnessy †

Deceased

Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1745²		Born
24 Sep 1798	53.7	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland
24 Sep 1798	53.7	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Samosata
13 Jan 1799	54.0	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Samosata
20 Feb 1807	62.1	Succeeded	Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland
5 Aug 1829	84.5	Died	Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain

MicroData Summary
James O’Shaughnessy
Bishop James O’Shaughnessy
(born 1745, died 5 Aug 1829)
Bishop of Killaloe

Event Place
Birth Place Broadford parish in Co. Clare
Ordained Bishop Ennis, Co. Clare, Diocese of Killaloe
Buried Place (Original) Newmarket, Chapel

a bishop for 30.5 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Michael Peter MacMahon (McMahon), O.P. †
Bishop of Killaloe

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Michael Peter MacMahon (McMahon), O.P. † (1765)
Bishop of Killaloe
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 Consecrator of:
Bishop Patrick MacMahon (McMahon) † (1819)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Broadford parish in Co. Clare
Ordained Bishop	Ennis, Co. Clare, Diocese of Killaloe
Buried Place (Original)	Newmarket, Chapel

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q64764098

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 252, and Page 366
b: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1799
b: The Irish Catholic Episcopal Corps, 1657-1829, Volume 2, Page 108
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 88, Number 7,391

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