About Daniel McGettigan
Lived 1815 – 1887 (aged 72). Daniel McGettigan was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Daniel McGettigan (1815–1887) was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served Bishop of Raphoe from 1861 to 1870 and Archbishop of Armagh from 1870 to 1887.
Early life Born in Mevagh, County Donegal on 15 November 1815, he was the son of Manasses McGettigan and Mary Boyle. He was educated at Kildare Street Society School in Mevagh, a classical school in Derry, the seminary in Navan, and St Patrick's College, Maynooth.
Priest He was ordained to the priesthood by Patrick McGettigan, Bishop of Raphoe in 1839. He was appointed a curate at Inver in October 1839, followed by as a curate at Letterkenny in March 1840, and then the parish priest in Ballyshannon in June 1855.
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Daniel McGettigan was born on 15 November 1815 in Ros Goill.
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Daniel McGettigan died on 3 December 1887 in Armagh.
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Daniel McGettigan was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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