Dermot O'Cleary

Most Reverend
Dermot O'Cleary
Bishop of Mayo
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Diocese of Mayo
In office 1574-1575
Successor Patrick O’Healy
Orders
Consecration 12 Mar 1574
by Giulio Antonio Santorio
Personal details
Died 1575
County Mayo, Ireland

Dermot O’Cleary or Dermitius Oclieria (died 1575) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mayo (1574-1575).[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

Dermot O'Cleary was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[1] On 12 Feb 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Mayo.[1] On 12 Mar 1574, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Giovanni Battista Santorio, Bishop of Alife, and Giuseppe Pamphilj, Bishop of Segni, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Mayo until his death in 1575.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Dermot O’Cleary, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. "Diocese of Mayo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. Konrad Eubel, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi, vol. 3, p. 232
  4. Handbook of British Chronology by By E. B. Pryde, D. E. Greenway
  5. Mayo Abbey Community Council: "DIOCESE OF MAYO" retrieved March 30, 2015
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Bishop of Mayo
1574-1575
Succeeded by
Patrick O’Healy
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