Séamus mac Pilib Mac Mathghamhna
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Séamus mac Pilib Mac Mathghamhna (died 1519) was the Bishop of Derry
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He was appointed Bishop-designate of Clogher
on the 5 November 1494. John Edmund de Courcy was also Bishop of Clogher around this time and he did not renounce his claim to Clogher until 1502. Séamus then became Bishop of Derry
from 26 November 1503 up until his death in 1519.
, Pilib mac Séamus Mac Mathghamhna
and great-grandson of, Ruaidhri mac Ardghail Mor Mac Mathghamhna, who was King of Oriel from 1442–1446. His uncle, Niall mac Séamus Mac Mathghamhna (died 1488), was also appointed Bishop of Clogher
before 14 June 1484, but the papal bull
s were not expedited, John Edmund de Courcy went on to become Bishop instead. The Annals of the Four Masters
mention his brother Niall who died on his way from Rome in 1484.
Bishop of Derry
The Bishop of Derry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:...
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He was appointed Bishop-designate of Clogher
Bishop of Clogher
The Bishop of Clogher is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and the other of the Roman Catholic Church.-History:Clogher is one...
on the 5 November 1494. John Edmund de Courcy was also Bishop of Clogher around this time and he did not renounce his claim to Clogher until 1502. Séamus then became Bishop of Derry
Bishop of Derry
The Bishop of Derry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:...
from 26 November 1503 up until his death in 1519.
Family
He was the son of the Coarb of Clones AbbeyClones Abbey
Clones Abbey is a ruined monastery that later became an Augustinian abbey in the twelfth century, and its main sights are ecclesiastical. The Abbey was formerly known as St. Tighernach Abbey, and was referred to locally as the "wee abbey". Parochial and monastic settlements were separated, and it...
, Pilib mac Séamus Mac Mathghamhna
Pilib mac Séamus Mac Mathghamhna
Pilib mac Séamus Mac Mathghamhna was a famous canon chorister of Clogher, parson of Dartry and coarb of Clones Abbey.He was a successor of St. Tigernach in Clones and had for the greater part all the Fourths of the bishop of Oriel and the farming of the priors of Lughbadh and Fermanagh, he was...
and great-grandson of, Ruaidhri mac Ardghail Mor Mac Mathghamhna, who was King of Oriel from 1442–1446. His uncle, Niall mac Séamus Mac Mathghamhna (died 1488), was also appointed Bishop of Clogher
Bishop of Clogher
The Bishop of Clogher is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and the other of the Roman Catholic Church.-History:Clogher is one...
before 14 June 1484, but the papal bull
Papal bull
A Papal bull is a particular type of letters patent or charter issued by a Pope of the Catholic Church. It is named after the bulla that was appended to the end in order to authenticate it....
s were not expedited, John Edmund de Courcy went on to become Bishop instead. The Annals of the Four Masters
Annals of the Four Masters
The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland or the Annals of the Four Masters are a chronicle of medieval Irish history...
mention his brother Niall who died on his way from Rome in 1484.