About John McEvilly
Lived 1818 – 1902 (aged 84). John McEvilly was an Irish catholic priest and catholic bishop.
John McEvilly (1818–1902) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Archbishop of Tuam from 1881 to 1902.
He was born on 15 April 1818 in Louisburgh, a small town near Westport, County Mayo, Ireland. He entered the Seminary of Tuam in January 1833, then was sent to Maynooth College in September 1833, where among his contemporaries was the future Archbishop of Armagh Joseph Dixon. While as Bishop of Galway, McEvilly was appointed the Apostolic Administrator of Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora in September 1866 and appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Tuam on 11 January 1878.
He was instrumental in setting up St Joseph's Industrial School, Letterfrack, and he produced a number of well respected Bible commentaries.
Archbishop McEvilly died in office on 26 November 1902, aged 84.
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Catholic archbishop of Tuam (1818-1902)
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John McEvilly was born on 15 April 1818 in Louisburgh.
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John McEvilly died on 26 November 1902.
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John McEvilly was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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