William Delany (bishop)

William Delany (25 December 1804, Bandon, County Cork – 14 November 1886, Cork) was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop.[1]

Delany was ordained a priest on 8 January 1828.[2] He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity (DD). His first appointment was as chaplain at Cork City Jail. Later he was parish priest in his home town of Bandon until his episcopal appointment. He was consecrated Bishop of Cork[3] on 15 September 1847.[4] In 1881, he demoted two priests who espoused the cause of Irish nationalism.[5]

References
  1. Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 344. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  2. Catholic Hierarchy
  3. Diocesan web site
  4. "CONSECRATION OF THE RIGHT REV. DR. DELANY, BISHOP OF CORK.", Boston Pilot, volume 10, number 38, 18 September 1847
  5. Echo Live- the fascinating history of Cork’s bishops


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