Bishop Richard Piers †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1660¹		Born
23 Jan 1694	34.0	Selected	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
21 May 1696	36.3	Confirmed	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
26 Mar 1739	79.2	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
29 May 1739	79.4	Resigned	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Richard Piers
(WikiData: Q64742455)
Bishop Richard Piers (born 1660, died 26 Mar 1739) Bishop Emeritus of Waterford and Lismore

Event Place
Birth Place Ardferten, Diocese of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe
Buried Place (Original) St. Columba, Chapel, Sens, Archdiocese of Sens, France

Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop Hugh MacMahon (McMahon) † (1707)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Edward Comerford † (1697)
Archbishop François Blouet de Camilly † (1705)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Ardferten, Diocese of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe
Buried Place (Original)	St. Columba, Chapel, Sens, Archdiocese of Sens, France

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 419
b: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1696, Number 47
b: The Irish Catholic Episcopal Corps, 1657-1829, Volume 2, Page 113

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