Christopher Bodkin (or Bodkyn or Bodekin) (died 1572) was an

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, who was the

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, and

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during the

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Biography

He was appointed

on 3 September 1533 and

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on 4 November 1533. Four years later, he accepted

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and was appointed

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on 15 February 1537, but continued to hold the bishopric of Kilmacduagh. He swore the Oath of Supremacy at

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early in 1539. In opposition to Bodkin, the papacy appointed Arthur O'Friel to Tuam and Cornelius O'Dea to Kilmacduagh, but they failed to get possession of the sees. On the accession of

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, Bodkin was absolved from

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, and appointed

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of Tuam and Kilmacduagh on 7 October 1555. On the accession of

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, he retained possession of both sees. He took the Oath of Supremacy, recognizing the Queen as Supreme Governor of the Church, in 1560 (Google Books listing)
/ref> He died in office in 1572.

References

* ''Dictionary of Irish Biography'', p. 625, Cambridge, 2010. , - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Bodkin, Christopher 1572 deaths 16th-century Irish Anglican priests Christian clergy from County Galway Anglican archbishops of Tuam Roman Catholic archbishops of Tuam Year of birth unknown