Tomás Ó Mellaig, Bishop-elect of
Annaghdown, fl. 1329.
Ó Mellaig (O'Mellia, Melia) was Elected circa 1328 or 1329, but never
consecrated
Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...
. He was a kinsman of two previous bishops of Annaghdown,
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 ...
(died 1202) and
Tomas Ó Mellaig
Tomas Ó Mellaig, Bishop of Annaghdown, 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, Conn Ua Mellaig, though their exact relationsh ...
, (c.1242-1247/50). According to the
Annals of Loch Cé, ''Tomas Ua Mellan, espuc Enaigh duin, do ecc h-i cuirt an phapa in hoc anno./Thomas O'Mellain, bishop of Enach-dúin, died at the Pope's court''
Avignon Papacy ''in hoc anno''
328
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See also
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Pope John XXII
Pope John XXII ( la, Ioannes PP. XXII; 1244 – 4 December 1334), born Jacques Duèze (or d'Euse), was head of the Catholic Church from 7 August 1316 to his death in December 1334.
He was the second and longest-reigning Avignon Pope, elected by ...
, 1316-1334
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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, died 1202.
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Tomas Ó Mellaig
Tomas Ó Mellaig, Bishop of Annaghdown, 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, Conn Ua Mellaig, though their exact relationsh ...
,
Bishop of Annaghdown, c.1242-1247/50.
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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/G100010A/index.html
* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100010A/index.html
* 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 Mayo
Christian clergy from County Galway
13th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland
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