James Browne (bishop of Kilmore)

Styles of
**James Browne**
Styles of; James Browne
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	My Lord
Religious style	Bishop

James Browne
James Browne
Bishop of Kilmore
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Kilmore
In office	30 April 1829 – 11 April 1865
Predecessor	Fargal O'Reilly
Successor	Nicholas Conaty
Previous posts	Titular Bishop of Magydus (1827-1829); Coadjutor Bishop of Kilmore (1827-1829)
Orders
Ordination	23 May 1812; by John Troy
Consecration	10 June 1827; by Patrick Curtis
Personal details
Born	1786; Big Barn, County Wexford, Kingdom of Ireland, British Empire
Died	11 April 1865 (aged 78–79)

James Browne (died 1865) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as Bishop of Kilmore from 1829 to 1865.^[1]^[2]

He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Kilmore on 20 March 1827 and consecrated on 10 June 1827. He succeeded as Diocesan Bishop of Kilmore on 30 April 1829.

He established the St. Augustine's Seminary (Kilmore Academy), a school and minor seminary for the Diocese of Kilmore, in 1839, and afterwards he acquired a large house and out offices in Farnham Street, Cavan from Captain Joseph Maguire.

He died in office on 11 April 1865.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 Bishop James Browne. Catholic Hierarchy website. Retrieved on 9 April 2010.
1 2 Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 436. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.

[bbrowja-1] 1 2 Bishop James Browne. Catholic Hierarchy website. Retrieved on 9 April 2010.

[3rdhandbook-2] 1 2 Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 436. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.

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