Richard Walsh (bishop)
Richard Walsh DD (b Gortroe 1697;[1] d Cork 1763) was an Irish Roman Catholic Bishop in the eighteenth century.[2]
Walsh was a compromise candidate for the Bishopric of Cork. The two leading candidates were John O’Brien, Parish Priest of Castlelyons, and James Butler, nephew of the Archbishop of Cashel.[3] He was consecrated on 10 January 1748 and served until his death.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy
- ^ 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.
- ^ Echo Live- the fascinating history of Cork’s bishops
- ^ Diocesan web site
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