About Eugene Sweeney
Lived 1592 – 1669 (aged 76–77). Eugene Sweeney was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Eugene Sweeney (1592–1669) was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the Bishop of Kilmore from 1629 to 1669.
A native of County Donegal, he was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Kilmore by Pope Urban VIII on 18 September 1629.
He died in office on 18 October 1669, aged 77. After his death, the see remained vacant for nearly sixty years, during which time it was administered by vicars general or bishops of Clogher.
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Eugene Sweeney was born in 1592.
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Eugene Sweeney died on 18 October 1669.
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Eugene Sweeney was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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