Roland Baron Fitzgerald Explained

Type:	Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:	Most Reverend
Roland Baron Fitzgerald
Archbishop of Cashel
Church:	Catholic Church
Archdiocese:	Archdiocese of Cashel
Term:	1553–1561
Predecessor:	Edmund Butler
Successor:	Maurice MacGibbon
Consecration:	Dec 1553
Death Date:	28 October 1561
Death Place:	Cashel, Ireland

Roland Baron Fitzgerald (died 1561) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cashel (1553–1561).^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Biography

In 1553, Roland Baron Fitzgerald was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Archbishop of Cashel.In Dec 1553, he was consecrated bishop. He served as Archbishop of Cashel until his death on 28 October 1561.

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/bfitzrb.html "Archbishop Roland Baron Fitzgerald"
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"