Boetius Egan (bishop of Elphin)
For other people with the same name, see Boetius Egan.
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| Reference style | The Right Reverend |
| Spoken style | My Lord or Bishop |
Boetius Egan (died 1650) was an Irish clergyman who served as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Elphin from 1625 to 1650.[1][2]
A Franciscan friar, he was appointed the bishop of the Diocese of Elphin by the Holy See on 9 June 1625 and consecrated the following year.[1][2] After serving the see for nearly twenty-five years, he died in office on 19 April 1650.[2]
References
- 1 2 Eubel, Konrad (1935). Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi (in Latin). Volume 4. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae. p. 182.
- 1 2 3 Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 427. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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| Preceded by Raymund Galvin |
Bishop of Elphin 1625–1650 |
Succeeded by See vacant followed by Dominic de Burgo |
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