Bishop Laurence Richardson, O.P. †

Deceased

Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1701²		Born
1718²	17.0	Entered	Member of Order of Friars Preachers
23 Dec 1724	23.9	Ordained Priest	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers
6 Feb 1747	46.0	Appointed	Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland
1 May 1747	46.3	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland
29 Jan 1753	52.0	Died	Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Laurence Richardson
Bishop Laurence Richardson O.P.
(born 1701, died 29 Jan 1753)
Bishop of Kilmore

Event Place
Birth Place Dublin, Archdiocese of Dublin
Ordained Priest Palace of the Archbishop, Malines, Archdiocese of Mechelen, Belgium
Ordained Bishop Dublin, Archdiocese of Dublin
Death Place Channel Row
Buried Place (Original) St. James', Cemetery

a priest for 28.0 years
a bishop for 5.7 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop John Linegar †
Archbishop of Dublin
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Stephen MacEgan, O.P. †
Bishop of Meath
Bishop James O’Gallagher †
Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop John Linegar †
Archbishop of Dublin

Event	Place
Birth Place	Dublin, Archdiocese of Dublin
Ordained Priest	Palace of the Archbishop, Malines, Archdiocese of Mechelen, Belgium
Ordained Bishop	Dublin, Archdiocese of Dublin
Death Place	Channel Row
Buried Place (Original)	St. James', Cemetery

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q16207780

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 248
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1747, Number 6
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 51, Number 3,504
b: The Irish Catholic Episcopal Corps, 1657-1829, Volume 2, Page 115, and Page 116

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a priest for 28.0 years a bishop for 5.7 years	Principal Consecrator: Archbishop John Linegar † Archbishop of Dublin Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Stephen MacEgan, O.P. † Bishop of Meath Bishop James O’Gallagher † Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Archbishop John Linegar † Archbishop of Dublin