Eugene Sweeney

Styles of
Eugene Sweeney
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style My Lord
Religious style Bishop

Eugene Sweeney (1592–1669) was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the Bishop of Kilmore from 1629 to 1669.

A native of County Donegal, he was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Kilmore by Pope Urban VIII on 18 September 1629.[1][2][3]

He died in office on 18 October 1669, aged 77.[1][2][3] After his death, the see remained vacant for nearly sixty years, during which time it was administered by vicars general or bishops of Clogher.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Bishop Eugene Sweeney". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 436.
  3. 1 2 Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, p. 349.

References

  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X. 
  • Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1984). Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II. A New History of Ireland. Volume IX. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-821745-5. 
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Hugh O'Reilly (bishop)		 Bishop of Kilmore
1629–1669 		Succeeded by
See vacant,
followed by Patrick Tyrrell (vicar apostolic)
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