About John Kearney
Lived 1742 – 1813 (aged 70–71). John Kearney was an anglican priest.
Early life Kearney was born in Dublin in 1744, the son of a barber-surgeon, and the younger brother of Michael Kearney.
Kearney was nominated Bishop of Ossory on 4 January and appointed by letters patent on 20 January 1806. He was consecrated at Trinity College Chapel on 2 February 1806, by Charles Agar, Archbishop of Dublin, assisted by Charles Lindsay, Bishop of Kildare and Nathaniel Alexander, Bishop of Down and Connor. His replacement as Provost was George Hall. That year, Kearney was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in May 1806.
Kearney died in office in Kilkenny on 22 May 1813.
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Who was John Kearney?
Church of Ireland Bishop of Ossory
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John Kearney was born in 1742 in Dublin.
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John Kearney died on 22 May 1813 in Kilkenny.
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John Kearney was an anglican priest.
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