James Browne (Bishop of Ferns)

The Most Reverend James Browne (1842–1917) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as Bishop of Ferns from 1884 to 1917.[1][2]

He was born on 28 August 1842 in Mayglass, County Wexford, Ireland. He was ordained to the priesthood on 25 December 1865. He was appointed Bishop of Ferns on 6 July 1884 and consecrated on 14 September 1884 by James Lynch, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. He died in office on 21 June 1917, aged 74 years old.

References

  1. ^ Bishop James Browne. Catholic Hierarchy website. Retrieved on 9 April 2010.
  2. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 429. ISBN 0-521-56350-X. 
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Michael Warren		 Bishop of Ferns
1884–1917		 Succeeded by
William Codd