Diocese of Leighlin

Historical Details

• Diocese of Leighlin
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 1130
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Dublin
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Ireland

Past Ordinaries

• John , O. Cist. † ( 1198 Appointed - 1201 Died)
• Harlewin , O. Cist. † ( 1201 Appointed - 1216 Died)
• Richard (or Robert) Fleming † ( 1217 Appointed - 1226 Died)
• William † ( 1227 Appointed - 1252 Died)
• Thomas † (7 Jan 1253 Appointed - 25 Apr 1275 Died)
• Nicholas Cheevers † (28 Sep 1276 Appointed - 20 Jul 1309 Died)
• Maurice de Blancheville † (11 Nov 1309 Appointed - 1320 Died)
• Miler de Power † (5 Nov 1320 Appointed - )
• Ralph O’Kelly, O. Carm. † (6 Feb 1344 Appointed - )
• William of Saint-Léger † ( 1346 Appointed - May 1348 Died)
• Thomas de Brakenberg, O.F.M. † (20 Mar 1349 Appointed - Jul 1360 Died)
• John † ( 1360 Appointed - 1361 Died)
• William † (14 Jan 1362 Appointed - Feb 1362 Died)
• John Young † (20 Feb 1363 Appointed - 1370 Died)
• Philip Petri, O.P. † (3 Mar 1371 Appointed - )
• John Griffin † (11 Jul 1386 Confirmed - 14 May 1400 Appointed, Bishop of Ossory)
• Richard Rocomb, O.P. † (1 Oct 1400 Appointed - 1419 Resigned)
• John Mulgan † (5 Jul 1419 Appointed - 1431 Died)
• Thomas Fleming, O.F.M. † (28 Apr 1431 Appointed - 1458 Died)
• Milo Roch, O. Cist. † (3 Feb 1464 Appointed - )
• John Caroys, C.R.S.A. † (10 Oct 1483 Appointed - 1484 Died)
• Galcerandus de Andrea, O.F.M. † (15 Nov 1484 Appointed - 1490 Died)
• Nicolas Maguire † (21 Apr 1490 Appointed - 1512 Died)
• Thomas Hulsay † (20 May 1513 Appointed - 1521 Died)
• Maurice Doran, O.P. † (19 Jan 1524 Appointed - 1525 Died)
• Matthew Sanders † (10 Apr 1527 Appointed - 23 Dec 1549 Died)
• Thomas Leverus † (24 Nov 1541 Appointed - 30 Aug 1555 Appointed, Bishop of Kildare)
• Thomas O’Fihely, O.E.S.A. † (30 Aug 1555 Appointed - 31 Mar 1567 Died)
• Francisco de Ribera, O.F.M. Obs. † (17 Dec 1586 Appointed - 10 Sep 1604 Died)
• Edmund Dempsey, O.P. † (10 Mar 1642 Appointed - 6 Sep 1658 Died)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Galcerandus de Andrea, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1484 to 1490)
• Maurice de Blancheville † (Bishop: 11 Nov 1309 to 1320)
• Thomas de Brakenberg, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1349 to Jul 1360)
• John Caroys, C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 10 Oct 1483 to 1484)
• Nicholas Cheevers † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1276 to 20 Jul 1309)
• Edmund Dempsey, O.P. † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1642 to 6 Sep 1658)
• Maurice Doran, O.P. † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1524 to 1525)
• Richard (or Robert) Fleming † (Bishop: 1217 to 1226)
• Thomas Fleming, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1431 to 1458)
• John Griffin † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1386 to 14 May 1400)
• Thomas Hulsay † (Bishop: 20 May 1513 to 1521)
• Thomas Leverus † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1541 to 30 Aug 1555)
• Nicolas Maguire † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1490 to 1512)
• John Mulgan † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1419 to 1431)
• Thomas O’Fihely, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1555 to 31 Mar 1567)
• Ralph O’Kelly, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1344)
• Philip Petri, O.P. † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1371)
• Miler de Power † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1320 - )
• Francisco de Ribera, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1586 to 10 Sep 1604)
• Milo Roch, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 3 Feb 1464)
• Richard Rocomb, O.P. † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1400 to 1419)
• William of Saint-Léger † (Bishop: 1346 to May 1348)
• Matthew Sanders † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1527 to 23 Dec 1549)
• John Young † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1363 to 1370)
• Harlewin , O. Cist. † (Bishop: 1201 to 1216)
• John † (Bishop: 1360 to 1361)
• John , O. Cist. † (Bishop: 1198 to 1201)
• Thomas † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1253 to 25 Apr 1275)
• William † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1362 to Feb 1362)
• William † (Bishop: 1227 to 1252)

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