Nicholas Forster
Lord Bishop of Killaloe
About Nicholas Forster
Lived 1673 – 1743 (aged 69–70).
Nicholas Foster was an 18th-century Anglican bishop in Ireland.
Foster was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was nominated Bishop of Killaloe on 7 October 1714; and consecrated on 7 November that year. He was translated to Raphoe by letters patent on 8 June 1716. He died in office on 5 June 1743
A fellow of Trinity College Dublin, he gave money to the College to establish the Bishop Forster Premium prizes for Divinity.
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Who was Nicholas Forster?
Lord Bishop of Killaloe
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Nicholas Forster was born in 1673.
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Nicholas Forster died in 1743.
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