About Laurence Richardson
Lived 1701 – 1753 (aged 51–52). Laurence Richardson was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Laurence Richardson (or Lawrence Richardson; 1701–1753) was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Kilmore from 1747 to 1753.
Career A Dominican friar, he was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Kilmore by Pope Benedict XIV on 6 February 1747. His episcopal ordination took place in Dublin on 1 May 1747; the principal consecrator was the Most Reverend John Linegar, Archbishop of Dublin.
Death After a long illness, Bishop Richardson died in Dublin on 29 January 1753, aged 52,
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Laurence Richardson was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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