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Heber MacMahon

1600 – 1650

Irish bishop

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Lived 1600 – 1650. Heber MacMahon was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.

Heber MacMahon (Irish Éimhear Mac Mathúna) (1600 – 1650) was bishop of Clogher and general in Ulster. He was educated at the Irish college, Douay, and at Louvain, and ordained a Roman Catholic priest 1625. He became bishop of Clogher in 1643 and a leader among the confederate Catholics. As a general of the Ulster army, he fought Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Scarrifholis in 1650. He was defeated, taken prisoner and executed the same year.

Biography MacMahon was born in 1600 on the island of Inniskeen in what is now County Monaghan. He received his early education at the Franciscan Monastery in Kiltybegs, Monaghan. He went to the Irish College at Douai in 1617 and later to Leuven. He was ordained a priest in 1625 and appointed as Vicar apostolic of the Diocese of Clogher by a papal brief on 17 November 1627. Fifteen years later, he was appointed Bishop of Down and Connor on 10 March 1642. or 17 September 1650.

After his death, Philip Crolly was appointed vicar apostolic to administer the diocese of Clogher in 1651, and the next bishop was Patrick Duffy who was appointed in 1671.

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Important facts

Born
1600, Inniskeen
Birth century
Education
Irish College, Douai
Positions held
Diocesan bishop

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Who was Heber MacMahon?

Irish bishop

When was Heber MacMahon born?

Heber MacMahon was born in 1600 in Inniskeen.

When did Heber MacMahon die?

Heber MacMahon died on 17 September 1650.

What was Heber MacMahon's occupation?

Heber MacMahon was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Heber MacMahon

· Wikidata: Q2882786

· DBpedia: Heber MacMahon

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