James Roche (bishop) explained

James Roche (b Midleton 19 October 1870; d Cobh 31 August 1956) was a 20th century Irish Roman Catholic Bishop.[1]

He served as Bishop of Ross from 1926[2] to 1931;Coadjutor Bishop of Cloyne and Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Armenia from 1931 to 1935; and Roman Catholic Bishop of Cloyne from 1935 until his death.[3] He is buried at St Cemetery in Cobh.[4]

References

  1. https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/broch.html Catholic Hierarchy
  2. https://corkandross.org/priests/most-rev-james-j-roche/ RC Diocese of Cork and Ross
  3. News: Death of former bishop of Cloyne . Irish Times . 27 September 1997 . 2 August 2021 .
  4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186640422/james-joseph-roche Find a grave

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