Tadeo O'Farrell (also Tadhg O'Farrell, Tadhg MacEoga, or Thady Farrell) (died 1602) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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Biography

O'Farrell was ordained a priest in the

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. On 8 June 1587, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. On 30 August 1587, he was consecrated bishop by

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, Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, with

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, and Agostino Quinzio,

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, serving as co-consecrators. In 1589, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Auxiliary Bishop of Sigüenza. In 1599, he resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Sigüenza. He served as Bishop of Clonfert until his death in 1602.

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