Bishops and Patrons of St. Colman's Cathedral
Bishops of Cloyne
The Bishop Patrons involved in the construction and funding of St. Colmans Cathedral were
William Keane, John McCarthy and Robert Browne. These were the men who oversaw the planning, design, funding and construction of the Cathedral.
Ordinaries
• Peter Creagh ( 1676 Appointed - 9 Mar 1693 Appointed, Archbishop of Dublin)
• John Baptist Sleyne (1693 Appointed 16 February 1712 died in Lisbon)
• Donatus McCarthy (1712 Appointed 1726 died)
• Thaddeus McCarthy (7 April 1727 1747 died)
• John OBrien (1747 1769 died in Lyons)
• Mathew McKenna ( 1769 Appointed - 4 Jun 1791 Died)
• William Coppinger (1791- died 11 August 1830)
• Michael Collins (1830-1832 died)
• Bartholomew Crotty (1833-1846 died)
• David Walsh ( 1846 Appointed - 1849 Died)
• Timothy Murphy ( 1851 Appointed - 4 Dec 1856 Died)
• William Keane ( 1857 Appointed - 5 Jan 1874 Died)
• John McCarthy (1 Sept 1874 Appointed 9 Dec 1893)
• Robert Browne (26 Jun 1894 Appointed - 23 Mar 1935 Died)
• James J. Roche (23 Mar 1935 Succeeded - 31 Aug 1956 Died)
• John Ahern (30 Mar 1957 Appointed - 17 Feb 1987 Retired)
• John Magee, S.P.S. (17 Feb 1987 Appointed - )
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