Thomas Walsh born in Waterford, Ireland in 1580 - died in Santiago de Compostela, Spain in 1654; was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Archbishop of Cashel from 1626 to 1654.[1][2][3]
| Styles of Thomas Walsh | |
|---|---|
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
He was appointed the archbishop of the Metropolitan see of Cashel on 27 April 1626 and consecrated in the Spanish Netherlands on 8 July 1626,[1][2][3] After the siege of Limerick in 1651, the archbishop was compelled to go into exile.[2] and ordained at Ordained Bishop S. Isidore, Church, Rome.
Walsh died in exile on 5 May 1654.[1][2][3] On 6 May 1654 he was buried with great ceremony in the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral next to the Chapel of the Kings and Relics.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Archbishop Thomas Walsh". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ a b c d Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 2, pp. 22–25.
- ^ a b c Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 417.
Bibliography edit
- Brady, W. Maziere (1876). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Vol. 2. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace.
- 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.
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