Thomas O'Dea

Thomas O'Dea
Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh
In office29 April 1909 – 9 April 1923
PredecessorFrancis McCormack
SuccessorThomas O'Doherty
Previous postBishop of Clonfert (1903-1909)
Orders
Ordination25 June 1882
Consecration30 August 1903
by John Healy
Personal details
Born(1858-01-07)7 January 1858
Carron, Kilfenora, County Clare, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died9 April 1923(1923-04-09) (aged 65)

Thomas O'Dea, Bishop of Clonfert and Bishop of Galway[1] (7 January 1858 – 9 April 1923) was born in Carron, Kilfenora, County Clare, and educated in Ennis and Maynooth.[2] He was ordained on 25 June 1882[3] for the Diocese of Galway. He was a member of staff at Maynooth, from the date of his ordination; and served as vice-president from 1894. He was named Bishop of Clonfert on 16 June 1903,[4] replacing Dr. Healy. He became Bishop of Galway on 29 April 1909.

His plans to build a new cathedral for the town were interrupted by World War I. He was a fluent Irish speaker and a supporter of the GAA. He was firstly buried in St. Patrick's Pro-Cathedral of Galway, but later re-interred in the crypt of the new Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas, Galway.

References

  1. ↑ National Library of Ireland
  2. ↑ "O'Dea, Thomas". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 19 February 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ↑ Catholic Hierarchy
  4. ↑ G Catholic

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