Maurice MacBrien explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Maurice MacBrien
Bishop of Emly
Church:Catholic Church
Term:1567–1586
Predecessor:Raymund Burke
Successor:Maurice Hurley (bishop)
Consecration:7 October 1571
Consecrated By:Scipione Rebiba
Death Date:1586
Death Place:Emly, Ireland

Maurice MacBrien (died 1586) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Emly (1567–1586).[1] [2] [3]

Biography

On 24 January 1567, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Emly. On 7 October 1571, he was consecrated bishop by Scipione Rebiba, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere. with Umberto Locati, Bishop of Bagnoregio, and Eustachio Locatelli, Bishop of Reggio Emilia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Emly until his death in 1586.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmacbrien.html "Bishop Maurice MacBrien"
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/de520.html "Diocese of Emly"
  3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/emly0.htm "Diocese of Emly"