Bishop of Clogher - Pre-Reformation Bishops

Pre-Reformation Bishops

Pre-Reformation Bishops of Clogher
From Until Incumbent Notes
unknown 1135 Cináeth Ua Baígill Died in office.
1135 1138 Christian of Clogher Irish: Gilla Críst Ua Morgair; died in office.
1138 1140 Áed Ua Cáellaide Edanus; Canon Regular; styled Bishop of Louth from 1140.
Bishops of Louth
1140 1178 Áed Ua Cáellaide Resigned before May 1178; died in office on 29 March 1182.
1178 1186/87 Mael Ísu Ua Cerbaill Maelisu O'Carroll; Malachias; elected before 18 May 1178; also Archbishop of Armagh from 1184; died in office.
c.1187 1193 Gilla Críst Ua Mucaráin Christianus; died in office.
Pre-Reformation Bishops of Clogher
1194 1197 Máel Ísu Ua Máel Chiaráin OCist Died in office.
c.1197 1218 Gilla Tigernaig Mac Gilla Rónáin Thomas; died in office.
c.1218 1227 Donatus Ó Fidabra Donat Fury; Donat O'Feery; translated to Armagh circa August 1227
1227 1240 Nehemias Ó Brácáin OCist Elected in September 1227; consecrated circa 1228; died in office before 15 November 1240.
1240 1245 See vacant Probably due to the action by Donatus Archbishop of Armagh who was seeking to unite the two sees of Armagh and Clogher.
c.1245 1267 David Ó Brácáin OCist Elected circa 1245; died in office.
1268 1287 Michael Mac an tSáir Elected in 1268; consecrated 9 September 1268; resigned before 1287; died 1288.
1287 c.1310 Matthaeus Mac Cathasaig (I) Elected in 1287; consecrated 29 June 1287; died in office.
fl. 1310 c.1316 Henricus Died in office.
c.1316 1319 Gelasius Cornelius Ó Bánáin; elected and consecrated circa 1316; died in office.
1320 1356 Nicolaus Mac Cathasaigh Elected on 23 February 1320; consecrated in 1320; died in office.
1356 1358 Brian Mac Cathmhaoil Bernardus; elected after September 1356; appointed circa 1357; died in office.
c.1361 unknown Matthaeus Mac Cathasaigh (II) Elected circa 1361; consecrated after February 1362;.
unknown 1369 Aodh Ó hEóthaigh Odo (or Hugh) Ó Neill; died on 27 July 1369.
1373 c.1389 Johannes Ó Corcráin OSB Johannes Würzburg; appointed on 6 April 1373; died in office.
1390 1432 Art Mac Cathmhaoil Appointed on 15 February 1390; consecrated before 28 April 1390; died in office on 10 August 1432.
1433 1447 Piaras Mag Uidhir Petrus; appointed on 31 August 1433; resigned before July 1447; died in office on 5 December 1450.
1447 1483 Rossa mac Tomáis Óig Mág Uidhir Rogerius; Ross Maguire; appointed on 21 July 1447; consecrated before 6 January 1450; died in office.
1475 Florence Woolley OSB Appointed on 20 November 1475 on apparently the false news of Rossa's resignation; did not gain possession of the see; acted as a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Norwich from 1478 until his death in 1500.
1484 Niall mac Séamuis Mac Mathghamhna Appointed before 14 June 1484, but the papal bulls were not expedited; died in 1488.
1484 1502 John Edmund de Courcy OFM Appointed 14 June 1484; papal bulls expedited 12 September 1484; also Bishop of Ross from 26 September 1492.
1494 Séamus mac Pilib Mac Mathghamhna James McMahon; appointed on 5 November 1494, but did take effect; later became Bishop of Derry on 26 November 1503.
1500 1502 Andreas, coadjutor bishop Appointed coadjutor on 10 June 1500 to Bishop de Courcy; the see was declared void by the resignation of de Courcy when Ó Cluainín was appointed.
1502 1503 Nehemias Ó Cluainín OESA Appointed on 24 January 1502; resigned.
1504 1504 Giolla Pádraig Ó Connálaigh Appointed on 6 March 1504; died before December 1504; also known as Patricius.
1505 1515 Eoghan Mac Cathmhaoil Eugenius; Owen McCaul; appointed on 4 April 1505; died in office.
1517 1534 Pádraig Ó Cuilín OESA Patrick O'Cullen; appointed on 11 February 1517; died in office before 26 March 1534.
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