Neil Conway

Neil Conway DD (1670–1738)[1] was an Irish prelate[2] of the Roman Catholic Church in the mid 18th century.[3]

Styles of
Neil Conway
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace or Archbishop

Dr Conway, was born in Ballinascreen, County Londonderry and ordained a priest in 1697.[4] He served as Bishop of Derry from his consecration in 1727 until his death on 6 January 1738.[5] He is buried at Moneyconey.[6]

References

  1. Brady, W. Maziere (1876). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Vol. 1. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace.
  2. Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 422.
  3. Six Towns NI
  4. "Bishop Neil Conway". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 1, p. 230 and 320.
  6. Parish of Ballinascreen

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