# Francis Haly

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**Francis Haly** (1783–1855) was the Roman Catholic Bishop in [Kildare and Leighlin](/source/Kildare_and_Leighlin) from 1838 until his death in 1855. He was born in Doonane, in Co. Laois and entered [Maynooth College](/source/Maynooth_College) in 1807 to train as a priest. Initially he served as a curate in Rathvilly in Co. Carlow.[1] He succeeded Bishop [Edward Nolan](/source/Edward_Nolan_(bishop)) to the see of Kildare and Leighlin in 1838.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

He died on 19 August 1855 and is buried in [Carlow Cathedral](/source/Carlow_Cathedral).[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Dr. Francis Haly](https://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mjbrennan/Dr_Francis_Haly.htm) Doonane Parish History.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Bishop Francis Haly](http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bhaly.html) Catholic Hierarchy Website.

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v t e Roman Catholic Bishops of Kildare and Leighlin John Dempsey Edward Murphy Bernard Dunne Stephen Dowdall James Gallagher James Keefe Richard O'Reilly Daniel Delany Michael Corcoran James Doyle Edward Nolan Francis Haly James Walshe James Lynch Michael Comerford Patrick Foley Matthew Cullen Thomas Keogh Patrick Lennon Laurence Ryan James Moriarty Denis Nulty

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