Maurice Hurley (bishop)
Maurice Hurley (died 1586) was a 17th-century Roman Catholic prelate.[1]
Most Reverend Maurice Hurley | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Emly | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1623–1646 |
| Predecessor | See vacant since 1586 |
| Successor | Terence O'Brien (bishop) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 7 September 1623 by David Rothe |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1646 Emly, Ireland |
He served as Bishop of Emly:[2] from his consecration on 7 September 1623[3] until his death in September 1646.[4] There is a stone in the wall at St Ailbe's National School, which was taken from Emly Cathedral when it was demolished in 1827.[5]
References
- Dictionary of Irish Biography
- Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 2, pp. 35–39.
- Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, Maps, Genealogies, Lists, pp. 297–298.
- Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 381.
- Duchas
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