William Delany (bishop)

William Delany (Latin: Gulielmus Delany; 25 December 1804, Bandon, County Cork – 14 November 1886, Cork) was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop.[1]

Delany was ordained a priest on 8 January 1828.[2] He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity (DD). His first appointment was as chaplain at Cork City Jail. Later he was parish priest in his home town of Bandon until his episcopal appointment. He was consecrated Bishop of Cork[3] on 15 September 1847.[4] In 1881, he demoted two priests who espoused the cause of Irish nationalism.[5] These priests, John O'Mahony and Denis McCarthy, were reputedly transferred "from a Cork city parish to rural parishes" for their perceived support of Charles Stewart Parnell and the Land League.[6]

References

  1. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 344. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  2. ^ "Bishop William Delany". catholic-hierarchy.org. Catholic Hierarchy.
  3. ^ "Most Rev William Delany". Cork And Ross diocesan web site. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  4. ^ "CONSECRATION OF THE RIGHT REV. DR. DELANY, BISHOP OF CORK". Boston Pilot. Vol. 10, no. 38. 18 September 1847.
  5. ^ "The fascinating history of Cork's bishops". echolive.ie. The Echo. 28 June 2019.
  6. ^ Woods, C. J. (October 2009). "Delany, William". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Royal Irish Academy. doi:10.3318/dib.002513.v1.
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Preceded by Roman Catholic Bishop of Cork
1847–1886 		Succeeded by


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