Maurice MacGibbon

Most Reverend
Maurice MacGibbon
Archbishop of Cashel
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Cashel
In office 1567–1578
Predecessor Roland Baron Fitzgerald
Successor Dermot O'Hurley
Orders
Consecration 15 Jun 1567
by Egidio Valenti
Personal details
Died 1578
Cashel, Ireland

Maurice MacGibbon, O. Cist. (died 1578) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cashel (1567–1578).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Maurice MacGibbon was ordained a priest in the Cistercian Order.[2] On 4 Jun 1567, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Archbishop of Cashel.[1][2] On 15 Jun 1567, he was consecrated bishop by Egidio Valenti, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, with Thomas Goldwell, Bishop of Saint Asaph, and Giacomo Galletti, Bishop of Alessano, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Archbishop of Cashel until his death in 1578.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 156. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Archbishop Maurice MacGibbon, O. Cist." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  3. "Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Roland Baron Fitzgerald
Archbishop of Cashel
1567–1578
Succeeded by
Dermot O'Hurley
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