Bishop James O’Shielt, O.F.M. †

Deceased

Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1661¹		Born
9 Mar 1686	25.1	Ordained Deacon	Deacon of Order of Friars Minor
29 Mar 1687	26.2	Ordained Priest	Priest of Order of Friars Minor
2 Oct 1717	56.7	Appointed	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
5 Dec 1717	56.9	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
13 Aug 1724	63.6	Died	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain

MicroData Summary for James O’Shielt
Bishop James O’Shielt O.F.M. (born 1661, died 13 Aug 1724) Bishop of Down and Connor

Event Place
Birth Place Cranfield, Co. Antrim
Buried Place (Original) Ancient graveyard, Ahoghill

a priest for 37.3 years
a bishop for 6.6 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Hugh MacMahon (McMahon) †
Archbishop of Armagh
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Edmund Byrne †
Archbishop of Dublin
Bishop Luke Fagan †
Bishop of Meath

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Hugh MacMahon (McMahon) † (1707)
Archbishop of Armagh
Bishop Richard Piers †
Bishop of Waterford and Lismore

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Terence O’Donnelly † (1720)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Cranfield, Co. Antrim
Buried Place (Original)	Ancient graveyard, Ahoghill

Source(s):

b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1717, Number 18
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 189
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 64, Number 4,974
b: The Irish Catholic Episcopal Corps, 1657-1829, Volume 2, Page 109

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a priest for 37.3 years a bishop for 6.6 years	Principal Consecrator: Archbishop Hugh MacMahon (McMahon) † Archbishop of Armagh Principal Co-Consecrators: Archbishop Edmund Byrne † Archbishop of Dublin Bishop Luke Fagan † Bishop of Meath
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Archbishop Hugh MacMahon (McMahon) † (1707) Archbishop of Armagh Bishop Richard Piers † Bishop of Waterford and Lismore	Principal Consecrator of: Bishop Terence O’Donnelly † (1720)