John MacHale
Catholic bishop (1789 (1791?) – 1881) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John MacHale[1] (Irish: Seán Mac Éil;[2] 6 March 1789 (or 1791) – 7 November 1881) was the Irish Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam, and Irish nationalist.
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The Most Reverend John MacHale | |
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Archbishop of Tuam | |
Native name | Irish: Seán Mac Éil |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Tuam |
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Ordination | 1814 by Daniel Murray |
Consecration | 1825 by Pope Leo XII |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 March 1789 (or 1791) Tubbernavine, County Mayo, Ireland |
Died | 7 November 1881 (aged 90 or 92) Tuam, County Galway, Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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He laboured and wrote to secure Catholic Emancipation, legislative independence, justice for tenants and the poor, and vigorously assailed the proselytizers and the government's proposal for a mix-faith national school system. He preached regularly to his flock in Irish and "almost alone among the Bishops he advocated the use of Irish by the Catholic clergy".[3]