About John Coffey
Lived 1836 – 1904 (aged 68). John Coffey was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
John Coffey, DD (b and d County Kerry 10 January 1836; 14 April 1904) was an Irish Roman Catholic Bishop in the late nineteenth and early 20th centuries.
Coffey was educated at St Patrick's College, Maynooth and ordained in 1865. He was Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe from 1889 until his death. He is buried at St Mary's Cathedral, Killarney.
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Roman Catholic bishop
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John Coffey was born on 10 January 1836.
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John Coffey died on 14 April 1904.
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John Coffey was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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