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The Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe (usually referred to as the Bishop of Ardfert) was an episcopal title which took its name after the village of Ardfert and townland of Aghadoe, both in County Kerry, Ireland.
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History
The diocese of Ráith Maighe Deiscirt was one of the twenty-four dioceses established at the Synod of Rathbreasail in 1111 and was co-extensive with the kingdom of Iarmuman; which consisted all of County Kerry and a small part of County Cork.[1] The bishop's seat (Cathedra) was originally located at Rathass near Tralee, but by 1117, it had been moved to Ardfert Cathedral. At the Synod of Kells in 1152, the diocese lost some territory when the diocese of Scattery Island was established.
After the Reformation, there were parallel apostolic successions. In the Church of Ireland, the title continued until 1661 when it united with Limerick to form the bishopric of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe. The Roman Catholic Church title continued until 1952 when it changed its name to the bishopric of Kerry.
Pre-Reformation bishops
Pre-Reformation Bishops of Ardfert and Aghadoe [2][3] From Until Incumbent Notes unknown 1117 Anmchad O h-Anmchada Died in office bef. 1152 1161 Máel Brénainn Ua Rónáin Called Bishop of Kerry at the Synod of Kells in 1152; died 21 September 1161 unknown 1193 Domnall O Connairche Called Bishop of Iar Mumhan (West Munster); died in office 1197 1207 David Ua Duibdithrib Called Bishop of Iar Mumhan (West Munster); elected before 1197; confirmed in 1200 or 1201; died in office unknown c.1217 (name not known) Died in office 1217 1224 John, O.S.B. Elected circa 1217; consecrated before 28 February 1218; acted as a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Canterbury; deprived by the Papal legate 18 June 1224; died 14 October 1245 1218 1235 Gilbertus Elected before 28 February 1218; confirmed after 16 July 1219; resigned after 24 April 1235 1236 1251 Brendán Elected after 6 December 1236; confirmed 17 November 1237; resigned 1 August 1251; died before 20 April 1252 1253 1256 Christianus, O.P. Elected before 23 February 1253; consecrated after 17 August 1253; died before 20 August 1256 1257 1264 Philippus Elected before 25 March 1257; consecrated 1257; died before 4 July 1264 1265 1286 Johannes Elected before 3 March 1265; died before 6 June 1286 1286 1288 Nicolaus Elected after 28 June 1286; died 14 March 1288 1288 1335 Nicol Ó Samradáin, O.Cist. Elected after 26 April 1288; died 1335 1331 (Edmund of Caermarthen, O.P.) Appointed and consecrated 24 September 1331, but did not get possession 1335 1347 Ailín Ó hEichtigihirn Elected circa 1335; provided and consecrated 18 November 1336; died 2 December 1347 1348 1372 John de Valle Elected before October 1348; provided 22 October 1348; died before October 1372 1372 c.1379 Cornelius Ó Tigernach, O.F.M. Appointed 22 October 1372; died circa 1379 1380 c.1404 William Bull Appointed in 1380; received temporalities from the king 14 February 1380; died circa 1404 1404 1405 Nicholas Ball Appointed before October 1404, but did not take effect; translated to Emly 2 December 1405 1405 (Tomás Ó Ceallaigh, O.P.) Appointed before 10 March 1405, but did not take effect; translated to Clonfert 11 March 1405 1405 1411 John Attilburgh, O.S.B. Appointed 10 March 1405; confirmed by Antipope Alexander V 25 October 1409 (in opposition to Nicholas FitzMaurice); died before January 1411; also known as John Artilburch 1408 1450 Nicholas FitzMaurice Appointed before 17 September 1408; confirmed by Antipope Pope John XXIII 27 January 1411; died before April 1450 1450 1451 Maurice Slack Appointed 30 January 1450; consecrated after 29 April 1450; died before January 1452 1452 1458 Mauricius Ó Conchobhair Appointed 26 January 1452; consecrated after 11 February 1452; died before September 1458 1458/88 1488 John Stack Appointed by Pope Pius II 18 September 1458; consecrated circa 1461; confirmed by Pope Sixtus IV 15 March 1488; died October 1488 1461 1475 John Pigge, O.P. Appointed by Pope Pius II 27 March 1461; resigned before 22 June 1473; translated to Beirut before 1475; also was rector of St Christopher, Threadneedle Street, London 1462-1483 1473/88 1495 Philip Stack Appointed by Pope Sixtus IV 26 June 1473, but set aside; provided again by Pope Innocent VIII 27 October 1488; died before November 1495 1495 1536 John FitzGerald Appointed 20 November 1495; died before May 1536 1536 1583 James FitzMaurice, O.Cist. Appointed 15 May 1536; papal nominee and recognized by the crown; died 1583; also known as James FitzRichard, FitzRichard Pierce or FitzRichard Piers Post-Reformation bishops
Church of Ireland succession
Church of Ireland Bishops of Ardfert and Aghadoe [3][4] From Until Incumbent Notes 1588 c.1599 Nicholas Kenan Nominated 26 June 1588; letters patent 22 October 1588; died circa 1599 1600 1621 John Crosbie Nominated 2 October 1600; letters patent 15 December 1600; died September 1621 1621 1628 John Steere Translated from Kilfenora; nominated 8 December 1621; letters patent 20 July 1622; died May 1628 1628 1638 William Steere Nominated 21 July 1628; consecrated October 1628; died 21 January 1638 1641 1661 Thomas Fulwar Nominated 27 June 1641; consecrated 1641; translated to Cashel 1 February 1661 In 1661, the see became part of the united bishopric of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe Roman Catholic succession
Roman Catholic Bishops of Ardfert and Agahdoe [5][6][7] From Until Incumbent Notes 1591 c.1600 Micheal FitzWalter appointed 9 August 1591; died circa 1600 apptd. 1601 Micheal Egan Appointed vicar apostolic to administer the see by papal brief 1 December 1601 c.1611 c.1650 Richard O'Connell Appointed as vicar apostolic circa 1611 and as bishop 16 September 1641; consecrated 10 June 1643; died circa 1650; also recorded as Rickard O'Connell apptd. 1657 Moriarty O'Brien Appointed vicar apostolic to administer the see by papal brief 17 April 1657 apptd. 1700 Aeneas O'Leyne Appointed vicar apostolic to administer the see by papal brief 12 March 1700 1720 1739 Denis Moriarty Appointed 7 March 1720; died February 1739 1739 1743 Eugene O'Sullivan Appointed 24 April 1739; died 1743 1743 1753 William O'Meara Appointed in November 1743; translated to Killaloe 23 February 1753 1753 1774 Nicholas Madgett Translated from Killaloe 23 February 1753; died in August 1774 1775 1786 Francis Moylan Appointed 8 May 1775; translated to Cork 3 June 1787 1787 1797 Gerard Teehan Appointed 19 June 1787; died 4 (or 5) July 1797 1798 1824 Charles Sughrue Appointed 6 February 1798; consecrated 11 June 1798; died 29 September 1824 1824 1856 Cornelius Egan Appointed coadjutor bishop 4 April and consecrated 25 July 1824; succeeded 29 September 1824; died 22 July 1856 1856 1877 David Moriarty Appointed coadjutor bishop 18 February and consecrated 25 April 1854; succeeded 22 July 1856; died 1 October 1877 1878 1881 Daniel McCarthy Appointed 7 June and consecrated 25 August 1878; died 23 July 1881 1881 1889 Andrew Higgins Appointed 18 December 1881; consecrated 5 February 1882; died 1 May 1889 1889 1904 John Coffey Appointed 27 August and consecrated 10 November 1889; died 14 April 1904 1904 1917 John Mangan Appointed 8 July and consecrated 18 September 1904; died 1 July 1917 1917 1927 Charles O'Sullivan Appointed 10 November 1917; consecrated 27 January 1918; died 29 January 1927 1927 1952 Michael O'Brien Appointed 9 May and consecrated 24 July 1927; died 4 October 1952 On 20 December 1952, the diocese and bishopric changed its name to Kerry. References
- ^ "The Dioceses of Ireland: Territorial History". RootsWeb. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/diocese.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 332–334. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ a b Cotton, Henry (1851). The Succession of the Prelates and Members of the Cathedral Bodies of Ireland. Fasti ecclesiae Hiberniae. Vol. 1, The Province of Munster (2nd Edition, corrected and englarged ed.). Dublin: Hodges and Smith. pp. 433–440.
- ^ Fryde, ibid., p. 379.
- ^ Fryde, ibid., pp. 430-431.
- ^ "Diocese of Kerry". Catholic Hierarchy. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkerr.html. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ "Diocese of Kerry". Giga-Catholic. http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/kerr0.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
External links
Categories:- Lists of Anglican bishops and archbishops
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerry
- Lists of Irish bishops and archbishops
- Bishops of Limerick or Ardfert or of Aghadoe
- Former Roman Catholic bishoprics in Ireland
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