John O'Flynn (bishop) explained
John O'Flynn was an Irish[1] who served firstly as parish priest at Curry, County Sligo;[2] and then as Bishop of Achonry[3] from 1809 until his death[4] on 18 July 1817.[5]
Notes and References
- 'The Appointment of Catholic Bishops in Nineteenth-Century Ireland' John H. Whyte The Catholic Historical Review Vol. 48, No. 1 (Apr., 1962), pp. 12-32 (21 pages) Published By: Catholic University of America Press
- https://www.from-ireland.net/parish-priest-index-sligo-1836/ Roman Catholic Parish Priest Index, Co. Sligo, 1836
- https://achonrydiocese.org/overview/ Diocesan web-site
- Book: Fryde, E. B. . Greenway, D. E. . Porter, S. . Roy, I. . Handbook of British Chronology . 3rd . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 1986 . 0-521-56350-X . 412.
- http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bofly.html Catholic Hierarchy