William Burgat

Styles of
William Burgat
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Grace
Religious style Archbishop

William Burgat (died 1674) was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Cashel from 1669 to 1675.

He was appointed the Vicar Apostolic of Emly on 17 April 1657[1] and Vicar Apostolic of Elphin on 24 November 1665.[2] A few years later, he was appointed the Archbishop of the Metropolitan see of Cashel on 31 January 1669.[3] His papal brief was issued on 8 March 1669[4][5] and consecrated in France circa August 1669.[3][6] As Archbishop of Cashel, he continued to administer the Episcopal see of Emly as Apostolic Administrator.[1]

He died in office on 27 April 1675.[3]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, p. 361.
  2. Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, p. 384.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, p. 355.
  4. Eubel 1935, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi, volume 4, p. 138.
  5. Eubel 1952, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi, volume 5, p. 147.
  6. Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 2, pp. 25–26.

References


Catholic Church titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Terence Albert O'Brien
as Bishop of Emly
Vicar Apostolic of Emly
1657–1669
Emly was then administer by the Archbishops of Cashel until it was united with Cashel in 1718
Vacant
Title last held by
Boetius Egan
as Bishop of Elphin
Vicar Apostolic of Elphin
1665–1669
Vacant
Title next held by
Dominic de Burgo
as Bishop of Elphin
Preceded by
Gerard Fitzgerald
as Vicar Apostolic of Cashel
Archbishop of Cashel
1669–1675
Vacant
Title next held by
John Brenan
as Archbishop of Cashel