Maurice Sweetman (d 1427)was a 14th-century Archdeacon of Armagh.[1]

A relative (possibly a nephew) of Milo Sweetman,[2] Archbishop of Armagh, he was appointed Archdeacon before 1380[3] and was also Rector of Kilkelly and a Prebendary of Ferns.[4]

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  1. ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton, H. p44 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
  2. ^ Pollard, Albert Frederick (1898). "Sweetman, Milo" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 55. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 198.
  3. ^ Armagh clergy and parishes : being an account of the clergy of the Church of hdeacon Ireland in the Diocese of Armagh
  4. ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 2" Cotton, H. p368 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878