Hugh O'Reilly (Bishop of Clogher)
- Hugh O'Reilly (Bishop of Clogher)
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name = Hugh O’Reilly
religion = Catholic Church
See = Clogher
Title = Bishop of Clogher
Period = 28 March, 1777 – 3 September, 1801
Predecessor = Bishop Daniel O’Reilly
Successor = Bishop James Murphy | post = unknown | date of birth = 1739
place of birth = Killinkere, Co. Cavan |
Hugh O’Reilly (1739 – 3 September 1801) was an Irish Catholic bishop.
He was appointed the Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Clogher in Ireland on 27 April, 1777. He was ordained a bishop on 29 July of that same year. He became Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher on 28 March, 1778, following the death of his predecessor, Daniel O'Reilly. [History of Bishop O’Reilly [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/boreh.html] ] Ordained a bishop at the age of thirty eight years, Hugh O’Reilly was the youngest bishop of the diocese in modern times. He died in office in on 3 September, 1801 having served as bishop of his diocese for almost twenty-four years. O’Reilly was succeeded by Bishop James Murphy, who had was appointed his Coadjutor Bishop in May 1798.
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*Diocese of Clogher
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