| Title | Archbishop of Tuam |
|---|---|
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Tuam |
| Term | 7 November 1881 – 26 November 1902 |
| Predecessor | John MacHale |
| Successor | John Healy |
| Previous post | Coadjutor Archbishop of Tuam (1878-1881) Apostolic Administrator of Kilmachduagh and Kilfenora (1866-1881) Bishop of Galway (1857-1881) |
| Ordination | 25 July 1840 |
| Consecration | 22 March 1857 |
| Consecrated by | John MacHale |
| Birth date | 15 April 1818 |
| Birth place | Louisburgh, County Mayo, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Death date | 26 November 1902 (aged 84) |
| Archbishop name | John McEvilly |
|---|---|
| Dipstyle | The Most Reverend |
| Offstyle | Your Grace or Archbishop |
John McEvilly (1818–1902) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Archbishop of Tuam from 1881 to 1902.
He was born on 15 April 1818 in Louisburgh,[1] a small town near Westport, County Mayo, Ireland.[2] He entered the Seminary of Tuam in January 1833, then was sent to Maynooth College in September 1833, where among his contemporaries was the future Archbishop of Armagh Joseph Dixon.[2] In 1842, McEvilly was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Tuam.[1]
On 9 January 1857, he was appointed the Bishop of Galway by the Holy See and was consecrated on 22 March 1857 by the Most Reverend John MacHale, Archbishop of Tuam.[1][3] While as Bishop of Galway, McEvilly was appointed the Apostolic Administrator of Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora in September 1866[4] and appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Tuam on 11 January 1878.[1] On the death of Archbishop MacHale, he succeeded as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam on 7 November 1881.[1][5]
He was instrumental in setting up St Joseph's Industrial School, Letterfrack,[citation needed] and he produced a number of well respected Bible commentaries.[6]
Archbishop McEvilly died in office on 26 November 1902, aged 84.[1][5]
References
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- ^ Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 2, p. 233.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 430.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 430, 436, and 444.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 444.
- ^ "An Exposition of the Gospels". ecatholic2000.com
Bibliography
- Brady, W. Maziere (1876). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Vol. 2. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace.
- Handbook of British Chronology. 3rd, reprinted 2003 ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1986. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- MacEvilly, John (1879). An Exposition of the Gospel of St. John consisting of an analysis of each chapter and of a Commentary critical, exegetical, doctrinal and moral. Dublin Gill & Son.