Michael Monaghan (bishop)

Michael Monaghan
Bishop of Roseau
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Roseau
In office30 April 1850 – 14 July 1855
PredecessorDiocese erected
SuccessorDésiré-Michel Vesque
Other postApostolic Administrator of Port of Spain (1852-1855)
Orders
Consecration16 February 1851
by Richard Patrick Smith
Personal details
Born1812 (1812)
Ardagh, County Longford, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died14 July 1855(1855-07-14) (aged 42–43)
Saint Thomas, Danish West Indies, Danish Empire

Michael Monaghan (born 1812 in Ardagh, County Longford; died 14 July 1855)[1] was an Irish clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Roseau, Dominica. He was appointed bishop in 1851. Educated for the priesthood at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth. He was ordained a bishop in 1852 by fellow Ardagh man, Bishiop of Port of Spain Richard Patrick Smith. He died in 1855.[2]

Bishop Monaghans brother Thomas also studied at Maynooth College and became a priest, serving in Drumshambo, Co. Leitrim.

References

  1. ↑ Lauwyck, Bernard. "Treasures of the Roseau Cathedral: The Crypt" (PDF). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ↑ https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/drose.html CH


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