Thomas Fennelly Explained

Thomas Fennelly (27 January 1845  - 24 December 1927) was the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly^[1] from 1902 until his retirement in 1913.

Fennelly was educated at Thurles College; St Vincent's, Castleknock; and St Patrick's College, Maynooth. He was ordained in 1870. He was parish priest of Moycarkey from 1889 until his appointment as Coadjutor Bishop of Cashel in 1901.^[2] He succeeded Archbishop Croke on 22 July 1902.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/digital-book-collection/digital-books-by-county/tipperary/laffan-tipperarys-familie/ Ask about Ireland
2. • Book: Fryde . E. B. . Greenway . D. E. . Porter . S. . Roy . I. . Handbook of British Chronology . 3rd, reprinted 2003 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 1986 . 0-521-56350-X .
3. Book: Moody . T. W. . Martin . F. X. . Byrne . F. J. . Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II . 1984 . Oxford University Press . New History of Ireland . XI . Oxford . 0-19-821745-5 .