William Dollard (baptised 29 November 1789 – 29 August 1851) was an Irish born
Canadian Roman Catholic priest and
Bishop of Saint John in America, New Brunswick from 1842 to 1851. William was born in
County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny ( gle, Contae Chill Chainnigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the South-East Region. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. Kilkenny County Council is the local authority for the cou ...
, Ireland, to Michael Dollard and Anastasia Dunphy. He studied in
St Kieran's College, Kilkenny, and completed his theological training in Canada.
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Catholic-Hierarchy entry
1789 births
1851 deaths
19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Canada
Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation New Brunswick
People from County Kilkenny
Roman Catholic bishops of Saint John, New Brunswick
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