Bishop William Egan †

Deceased

Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
14 Jan 1726³		Born
1750¹	23.9	Ordained Priest	Priest
8 Mar 1771	45.1	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
8 Mar 1771	45.1	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Sura
19 May 1773	47.3	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Sura
12 Feb 1775	49.0	Succeeded	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
22 Jul 1796	70.5	Died	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain ; ³ Day Uncertain

MicroData Summary for William Egan
(WikiData: Q64735125)
Bishop William Egan (born 14 Jan 1726, died 22 Jul 1796) Bishop of Waterford and Lismore

Event Place
Birth Place Waterford
Ordained Bishop (in secret), Taghmon

a priest for 46.5 years
a bishop for 23.1 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Nicholas Sweetman †
Bishop of Ferns

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Nicholas Sweetman † (1745)
Bishop of Ferns
Archbishop John Linegar †
Archbishop of Dublin

Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop Thomas Bray † (1792)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Gerard Teahan (Teaghan) † (1787)
Bishop John Young † (1793)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Waterford
Ordained Bishop	(in secret), Taghmon

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 389, and Page 446
b/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 222, Number 18,342
b/c2: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1771, Number 5
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 52, Number 3,641

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a priest for 46.5 years a bishop for 23.1 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Nicholas Sweetman † Bishop of Ferns
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Nicholas Sweetman † (1745) Bishop of Ferns Archbishop John Linegar † Archbishop of Dublin	Principal Consecrator of: Archbishop Thomas Bray † (1792) Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop Gerard Teahan (Teaghan) † (1787) Bishop John Young † (1793)