Richard O'Reilly
Richard O'Reilly (1746–1818) was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1787 to 1818.[1][2][3]
| Styles of Richard O'Reilly | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Grace or Archbishop |
Biography
After his education at the Propaganda College in Rome, he was the Parish Priest of Kilcock and Vicar General of Kildare and Leighlin.[1] He was appointed the Titular Bishop of Oropus and Coadjutor of Kildare and Leighlin on 20 June 1781.[1][2][3] The following year, he was appointed the Coadjutor and Administrator of the Metropolitan see of Armagh on 26 February 1782.[1][2][3] On the death of Archbishop Anthony Blake of Armagh on 11 November 1787, O'Reilly automatically succeeded as archbishop and primate.[1][2][3]
He died in office on 31 January 1818, aged 72, and was buried in Drogheda.[1][2][3]
References
- Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 1, p. 231.
- "Archbishop Richard O'Reilly". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 416.
Bibliography
- Brady, W. Maziere (1876). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Vol. 1. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.