{{short description|Irish Catholic bishop (1868–1943)}} {{for|the Irish painter|Thomas James Mulvany}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox Christian leader | honorific-prefix = His Most Reverend, Dr. | name = Thomas Mulvany | title = Bishop of Meath | image = | caption = | diocese = Meath | archdiocese = Armagh | predecessor = Laurence Gaughran | successor = [[John D'Alton]] | ordination = 6 March 1892 | ordained_by = | consecration = 30 June 1929 | consecrated_by = [[Joseph MacRory|Joseph Cardinal MacRory]] | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1868|03|01|df=y}} | birth_place = Skearke, Moynalty, County Meath, Ireland | death_date = {{death date and age|1943|06|16|1868|03|01|df=y}} | death_place = | buried = [[Cathedral of Christ the King, Mullingar|Cathedral grounds, Mullingar]] | nationality = Irish | religion = [[Roman Catholic]] | parents = James Mulvany & Mary Monaghan | education = | alma_mater = | motto = | signature = | signature_alt = | coat_of_arms = | coat_of_arms_alt = }} {{Infobox bishop styles | name = Thomas Mulvany | dipstyle = [[The Most Reverend]] | offstyle = [[Your Grace]] | relstyle = [[Bishop]] | image = | image_size = }} '''Thomas Mulvany''' (1 March 1868 – 16 June 1943)<ref name="CH">{{cite web |title=Bishop Thomas Mulvany |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmulva.html |publisher=Catholic Hierarchy |accessdate=12 November 2020 |archive-date=4 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104123003/https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmulva.html |url-status=live }}</ref> was the [[Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath]], [[Ireland]] from 1929 to his death in 1943.
== Early life and ministry == Mulvany was born in the townland of Skearke [[Moynalty]], [[County Meath]] on 1 March 1868 to James Mulvany and Mary Monaghan.<ref>{{cite book | last=Canning | first= Bernard| author-link= | title= Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987| location= [[Ballyshannon]] | publisher= [[Donegal Democrat]]| pages=148| year=1988 | isbn= 1870963008}}</ref> He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Meath on 6 March 1892.<ref name="CH" />
== Episcopal ministry == Following his predecessor's death, [[Pope Pius XI]] named him Bishop of Meath on 12 April 1929 and he was consecrated on 30 June of that year, with [[Joseph MacRory|Cardinal Joseph MacRory]] being the principal consecrator. He retained that position until his death in [[Mullingar]] on 16 June 1943.<ref name="CH" /> He died in the Bishop's Palace, Mullingar, and is buried in the cathedral grounds.<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197490134/thomas-mulvany Thomas Mulvany] Find a Grave.</ref>
==New cathedral== At the time of his appointment, Mulvaney became involved with plans for a new [[cathedral]] for Mullingar and the Diocese of Meath to replace the aging Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (1836–1936). He took the plans to Pope Pius XI, who was supportive and requested that the new building be dedicated as [[Cathedral of Christ the King, Mullingar|The Cathedral of Christ the King]].<ref name="Topic">{{cite web |title=From St. Mary’s to The Cathedral of Christ the King |url=https://topic.ie/from-st-marys-to-the-cathedral-of-christ-the-king/ |publisher=Westmeath Topic Newspaper |accessdate=12 November 2020 |archive-date=29 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829142512/http://topic.ie/from-st-marys-to-the-cathedral-of-christ-the-king/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NIAH">{{cite web |title=Cathedral of Christ the King, College Street, Bishop's Gate Street, MULLINGAR, Mullingar, County Westmeath |url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/15310166/cathedral-of-christ-the-king-college-street-bishops-gate-street-mullingar-mullingar-county-westmeath |publisher=National Inventory of Architectural Heritage |accessdate=12 November 2020 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017214305/https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/15310166/cathedral-of-christ-the-king-college-street-bishops-gate-street-mullingar-mullingar-county-westmeath |url-status=live }}</ref> The building was completed from 1932 to 1936.<ref name="NIAH" />
Mulvany opened [[St Patrick's Classical School]] in the former study hall of [[St Finian's College]], Navan (which had moved to Mullingar).<ref>[https://www.historyireland.com/18th-19th-century-history/political-priests-the-parnell-split-in-meath/ Political priests: the Parnell split in Meath] History Ireland Vol. 18, Issue 2, Mar/Apr 2010.</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.dioceseofmeath.ie Website of the Diocese of Meath] {{s-start}} {{s-rel|ca}} {{s-break}} {{s-bef|before=Laurence Gaughran}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath|Bishop of Meath]]|years=1929 – 1943}} {{s-aft|after=[[John D'Alton]]}} {{s-end}}
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