Maurice MacGibbon explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Maurice MacGibbon
Archbishop of Cashel
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Cashel
Term:1567–1578
Predecessor:Roland Baron Fitzgerald
Successor:Dermot O'Hurley
Consecration:15 June 1567
Consecrated By:Egidio Valenti
Death Date:1578
Death Place:Cashel, Ireland

Maurice MacGibbon, O. Cist. (died 1578) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cashel (1567–1578).[1] [2] [3] [4]

Biography

Maurice MacGibbon was ordained a priest in the Cistercian Order.On 4 June 1567, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Archbishop of Cashel.On 15 June 1567, he was consecrated bishop by Egidio Valenti, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, with Thomas Goldwell, Bishop of Saint Asaph, and Giacomo Galletti, Bishop of Alessano, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Archbishop of Cashel until his death in 1578.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III. 156. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmgib.html "Archbishop Maurice MacGibbon, O. Cist."
  3. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcash.html "Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly"
  4. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/cash0.htm "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly"