Daniel O’Reilly (1700–1778) was the

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from 1747 to 1778. Born in Drumgora, Lurgan,

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, Ireland, he was ordained to the priesthood in June 1728. He became President of the Irish College, Antwerp on 24 July 1732. He was appointed

on 11 September 1747 following the appointment of his predecessor,

Ross Roe MacMahon Ross Roe MacMahon (born 1698 in Enagh, County Monaghan) was ordained to the priesthood in 1727. He was appointed as Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher on 8 November 1738 following the appointment of his predecessor, Bernard MacMahon, to the se ...

as Archbishop of Armagh. Daniel O'Reilly was ordained a bishop on 13 November 1747 by

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, Archbishop of Mechelen.History of Bishop Daniel O'Reilly
Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 21 June 2009. He died in office on 28 March 1778 having served as bishop of his diocese for almost thirty-one years. Bishop Daniel O’Reilly was succeeded by his nephew Bishop Hugh O’Reilly. He is buried in the old graveyard at Lurgan, near Virginia, County Cavan. His tombstone reads ''Hic jacent ex..../Domini Danielis O'Reilly/per triginta annos Catholici/Clogherensis Episcopi/Obiit 24 Martii anno 1778/Aet 79''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Oreilly, Daniel Roman Catholic bishops of Clogher 1700 births 1778 deaths Christian clergy from County Cavan 18th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland

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