Daniel O'Reilly (bishop)

For other people named Daniel O'Reilly, see Daniel O'Reilly (disambiguation).

Most Reverend Daniel O’Reilly
Bishop of Clogher
Church	Catholic Church
See	Clogher
In Office	13 November 1747 – 28 March 1778
Predecessor	Bishop Ross Roe MacMahon
Successor	Bishop Hugh O’Reilly
Personal details
Born	1700 Killinkere, County Cavan
Died	28 March 1778
Previous post	unknown

Daniel O’Reilly (1700–1778) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher from 1747 to 1778.

Born in Killinkere, County Cavan, Ireland, he was ordained to the priesthood in June 1728. He was appointed as Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher on 11 September 1747 following the appointment of his predecessor, Ross Roe MacMahon as Archbishop of Armagh.

Hugh O'Reilly was ordained a bishop on 13 November 1747.^[1]^[2] He died in office on 28 March 1778 having served as bishop of his diocese for almost thirty-one years. Bishop Daniel O’Reilly was succeeded by his nephew Bishop Hugh O’Reilly.

References

^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 418. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
^ History of Bishop Daniel O'Reilly. Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 21 June 2009.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop Ross Roe MacMahon	Bishop of Clogher 1747 – 1778	Succeeded by Bishop Hugh O’Reilly

Persondata
Name	Oreilly, Daniel
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1700
Place of birth	Killinkere, County Cavan
Date of death	28 March 1778
Place of death

Daniel O'Reilly (bishop)

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