John Tankard Explained

John Tankard (also known as Donatus) was Bishop of Killala.

Formerly, Archdeacon of the diocese^[1] he was elected on 13 June 1306, he was consecrated in 1307. He died in 1343.^[2]

Notes and References

1. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton, H. p85. Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
2. Book: Fryde. E.B.. Greenway. D.E.. Handbook of British chronology. 1996. Cambridge UP. 978-0-521-56350-5. 359.