Tomas Ó Mellaig,
Bishop of Annaghdown
The Bishop of Annaghdown (or Annadown, Enachdune, Eanach Dúin) is an episcopal title which takes its name after the small village of Annaghdown in County Galway, Republic of Ireland.
The bishop was originally the ordinary of the diocese of Ann ...
, died after 27 May 1250.
Ó Mellaig was a native of what is now
County Galway, where his
surname is now rendered Melia. He was a kinsman of the first
bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
,
Conn Ua Mellaig
Conn Ua Mellaig (died 1202) was the Bishop of Annaghdown.
Ua Mellaig was a native of what is now County Galway, where his surname is now rendered Melia.
He attended the coronation of Richard I of England on 17 September 1189. He died in offi ...
, though their exact relationship is unknown.
He was consecrated about 1242 but it is not clear if he ever physically occupied the see, as he acted as a
suffragan bishop in the
Diocese of Lincoln in 1246. According to Moody, he may have been deprived of the bishopric on 28 May 1247. He is believed to have died after 27 May 1250.
See also
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Conn Ua Mellaig
Conn Ua Mellaig (died 1202) was the Bishop of Annaghdown.
Ua Mellaig was a native of what is now County Galway, where his surname is now rendered Melia.
He attended the coronation of Richard I of England on 17 September 1189. He died in offi ...
,
Bishop of Annaghdown
The Bishop of Annaghdown (or Annadown, Enachdune, Eanach Dúin) is an episcopal title which takes its name after the small village of Annaghdown in County Galway, Republic of Ireland.
The bishop was originally the ordinary of the diocese of Ann ...
, died 1202
*
Tomás Ó Mellaig, bishop-elect, fl. 1329
*
Careena Melia,
actress
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Cian Melia, Irish showjumper
References
* ''A New History of Ireland: Volume IX - Maps, Genealogies, Lists'', ed. T.W. Moody, F.X. Martin, F.J. Byrne, pp. 322–324.
External links
* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005C/
* http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID=
* http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Galway_North_Urban/Mainguard_St__part_/901714/
Christian clergy from County Galway
13th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland
Bishops of Annaghdown
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