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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pierse_Power > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pierse_Power.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierse_Power > Source revision: 1347792590 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Irish Roman Catholic prelate (1839–1891) The Most Reverend Pierse Power Bishop of Waterford and Lismore Church Roman Catholic Metropolis Cashel and Emly Diocese Waterford and Lismore Term ended 22 May 1889 Predecessor John Power Successor John Egan Previous posts Parish priest, Dungarvan Personal details Born 1827 Clonmel, Ireland Died 1889 (aged 61-62) Waterford, Ireland Alma mater St John's College, Waterford St Patrick's College, Maynooth **Pierse Power** (1827 – 1889) was an [Irish](/source/Irish_people) [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic) clergyman who served as the [Bishop of Waterford and Lismore](/source/Bishop_of_Waterford_and_Lismore) from 1887 until his death.[1] ## Life Power was educated at [St John's College, Waterford](/source/St_John's_College%2C_Waterford) and [St Patrick's College, Maynooth](/source/St_Patrick's_College%2C_Maynooth).[2] After a curacy at [Clonmel](/source/Clonmel), he was on the staff of St John's from 1858 until 1879.[2] Power was [parish priest](/source/Parish_priest) at [Dungarvan](/source/Dungarvan) from 1879 until 1886 when he was ordained [Coadjutor bishop](/source/Coadjutor_bishop) of [Waterford and Lismore](/source/Bishop_of_Waterford_and_Lismore) with the right of succession. He became bishop on 17 December 1887[3] and served until his death on 22 May 1889.[2] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Bishop Piers Power † Deceased Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland"](https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bpowerpet.html). *Catholic Hierarchy*. Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved 19 August 2024. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Canning_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Canning_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Canning_2-2) Canning, Bernard (1988). *Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987*. [Ballyshannon](/source/Ballyshannon): [Donegal Democrat](/source/Donegal_Democrat). p. 302. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1870963008](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1870963008). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984](#CITEREFMoodyMartinByrne1984), *A New History of Ireland*, volume IX, pp. 368–370. ## Sources - Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1984). *Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II*. A New History of Ireland. Vol. IX. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-19-821745-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-19-821745-5). Catholic Church titles Preceded by John Power Bishop of Waterford and Lismore 1887 – 1889 Succeeded by Richard Alphonsus Sheehan v t e Roman Catholic bishops of Waterford and Lismore John White James White Peter Lombard Patrick Comerford Patrick Hacket John Brenan Richard Piers Sylvester Lloyd Thomas Strich Peter Creagh William Egan Thomas Hussey John Power Robert Walsh Patrick Kelly William Abraham Nicholas Foran Dominick O'Brien John Power Pierse Power John Egan Richard Alphonsus Sheehan Bernard Hackett Jeremiah Kinane Daniel Cohalan Michael Russell William Lee Alphonsus Cullinan v t e Catholic Church in Ireland Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference Dioceses Province of Armagh: Archdiocese of Armagh Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise Diocese of Clogher Diocese of Derry Diocese of Down and Connor Diocese of Dromore Diocese of Kilmore Diocese of Meath Diocese of Raphoe Province of Cashel: Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly Diocese of Cloyne Cork and Ross Diocese of Kerry Diocese of Killaloe Diocese of Limerick Diocese of Waterford and Lismore Diocese of Kilfenora Province of Dublin: Archdiocese of Dublin Diocese of Ferns Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin Diocese of Ossory Province of Tuam: Archdiocese of Tuam Diocese of Achonry Diocese of Clonfert Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh Diocese of Elphin Diocese of Killala Bishops Archbishop of Armagh (Eamon Martin) Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise (Paul Connell) Bishop of Clogher (Lawrence Duffy) Bishop of Derry (Donal McKeown) Bishop of Down and Connor (Noel Treanor) Bishop of Dromore (sede vacante) Bishop of Kilmore (Martin Hayes) Bishop of Meath (Thomas Deenihan) Bishop of Raphoe (Alan McGuckian) Archbishop of Cashel and Emly (Kieran O'Reilly) Bishop of Cloyne (William Crean) Bishop of Cork and Ross (Fintan Gavin) Bishop of Kerry (Raymond Browne) Bishop of Killaloe (Fintan Monahan) Bishop of Limerick (Brendan Leahy) Bishop of Waterford and Lismore (Alphonsus Cullinan) Archbishop of Dublin (Dermot Farrell) Bishop of Ferns (Gerard Nash) Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin (Denis Nulty) Bishop of Ossory (Niall Coll) Archbishop of Tuam and Bishop of Killala (Francis Duffy) Bishop of Clonfert and Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora (Michael Duignan) Bishop of Achonry and Bishop of Elphin (Kevin Doran) Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Apostolic Visitor (Kenneth Nowakowski) Churches Armagh Cathedral Belfast Cathedral Cavan Cathedral Derry Cathedral Letterkenny Cathedral Longford Cathedral Monaghan Cathedral Mullingar Cathedral Newry Cathedral Cobh Cathedral Cork Cathedral Ennis Cathedral Killarney Cathedral Limerick Cathedral Skibbereen Cathedral Thurles Cathedral Waterford Cathedral Carlow Cathedral Dublin Cathedral Enniscorthy Cathedral Kilkenny Cathedral Ballaghaderreen Cathedral Ballina Cathedral Galway Cathedral Loughrea Cathedral Sligo Cathedral Tuam Cathedral List of Catholic churches in Ireland See also Knock Shrine St Patrick's Purgatory St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth List of monastic houses in Ireland List of Catholic schools in Ireland by religious order List of saints of Ireland Apostolic Nunciature to Ireland Holy See–Ireland relations Catholicism portal Ireland portal [Portals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals): - [Biography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Biography) - [Catholicism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Catholicism) - [Ireland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Ireland) This article about an Irish Catholic bishop or archbishop is a stub. 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