Diocese of Leighlin

Historical Details

• Diocese of Leighlin
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 1130
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Dublin
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Ireland

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Past Ordinaries

• John , O. Cist. † ( 1198 Appointed - 1201 Died)
• Harlewin , O. Cist. † ( 1201 Appointed - 1216 Died)
• Richard (or Robert) Fleming † ( 1217 Appointed - 1226 Died)
• William † ( 1227 Appointed - 1252 Died)
• Thomas † (7 Jan 1253 Appointed - 25 Apr 1275 Died)
• Nicholas Cheevers † (28 Sep 1276 Appointed - 20 Jul 1309 Died)
• Maurice de Blancheville † (11 Nov 1309 Appointed - 1320 Died)
• Miler de Power † (5 Nov 1320 Appointed - )
• Ralph O’Kelly, O. Carm. † (6 Feb 1344 Appointed - )
• William of Saint-Léger † ( 1346 Appointed - May 1348 Died)
• Thomas de Brakenberg, O.F.M. † (20 Mar 1349 Appointed - Jul 1360 Died)
• John † ( 1360 Appointed - 1361 Died)
• William † (14 Jan 1362 Appointed - Feb 1362 Died)
• John Young † (20 Feb 1363 Appointed - 1370 Died)
• Philip Petri, O.P. † (3 Mar 1371 Appointed - )
• John Griffin † (11 Jul 1386 Confirmed - 14 May 1400 Appointed, Bishop of Ossory)
• Richard Rocomb, O.P. † (1 Oct 1400 Appointed - 1419 Resigned)
• John Mulgan † (5 Jul 1419 Appointed - 1431 Died)
• Thomas Fleming, O.F.M. † (28 Apr 1431 Appointed - 1458 Died)
• Milo Roch, O. Cist. † (3 Feb 1464 Appointed - )
• John Caroys, C.R.S.A. † (10 Oct 1483 Appointed - 1484 Died)
• Galcerandus de Andrea, O.F.M. † (15 Nov 1484 Appointed - 1490 Died)
• Nicolas Maguire † (21 Apr 1490 Appointed - 1512 Died)
• Thomas Hulsay † (20 May 1513 Appointed - 1521 Died)
• Maurice Doran, O.P. † (19 Jan 1524 Appointed - 1525 Died)
• Matthew Sanders † (10 Apr 1527 Appointed - 23 Dec 1549 Died)
• Thomas Leverus † (24 Nov 1541 Appointed - 30 Aug 1555 Appointed, Bishop of Kildare)
• Thomas O’Fihely, O.E.S.A. † (30 Aug 1555 Appointed - 31 Mar 1567 Died)
• Francisco de Ribera, O.F.M. Obs. † (17 Dec 1586 Appointed - 10 Sep 1604 Died)
• Edmund Dempsey, O.P. † (10 Mar 1642 Appointed - 6 Sep 1658 Died)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1130	Erected		Diocese of Leighlin (erected)
1678	United	Diocese of Kildare Diocese of Leighlin	Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Galcerandus de Andrea, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1484 to 1490)
• Maurice de Blancheville † (Bishop: 11 Nov 1309 to 1320)
• Thomas de Brakenberg, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1349 to Jul 1360)
• John Caroys, C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 10 Oct 1483 to 1484)
• Nicholas Cheevers † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1276 to 20 Jul 1309)
• Edmund Dempsey, O.P. † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1642 to 6 Sep 1658)
• Maurice Doran, O.P. † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1524 to 1525)
• Richard (or Robert) Fleming † (Bishop: 1217 to 1226)
• Thomas Fleming, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1431 to 1458)
• John Griffin † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1386 to 14 May 1400)
• Thomas Hulsay † (Bishop: 20 May 1513 to 1521)
• Thomas Leverus † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1541 to 30 Aug 1555)
• Nicolas Maguire † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1490 to 1512)
• John Mulgan † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1419 to 1431)
• Thomas O’Fihely, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1555 to 31 Mar 1567)
• Ralph O’Kelly, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1344)
• Philip Petri, O.P. † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1371)
• Miler de Power † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1320 - )
• Francisco de Ribera, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1586 to 10 Sep 1604)
• Milo Roch, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 3 Feb 1464)
• Richard Rocomb, O.P. † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1400 to 1419)
• William of Saint-Léger † (Bishop: 1346 to May 1348)
• Matthew Sanders † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1527 to 23 Dec 1549)
• John Young † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1363 to 1370)
• Harlewin , O. Cist. † (Bishop: 1201 to 1216)
• John † (Bishop: 1360 to 1361)
• John , O. Cist. † (Bishop: 1198 to 1201)
• Thomas † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1253 to 25 Apr 1275)
• William † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1362 to Feb 1362)
• William † (Bishop: 1227 to 1252)

Source(s)

Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 300 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 175 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 222 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 218 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 240 Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 226, to Page 227

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