About Richard O'Ferrall
Richard O'Ferrall was an anglican priest.
Richard Ó Fearghail (O'Ferrall) was an Irish bishop of Ardagh in the 16th century. This see was located in the Ó Fearghail lands in Annaly; six earlier bishops had been members of the same family.
He was nominated on 2 May 1541 by Henry VIII, consecrated on 22 April 1542; and died in 1553. Pope Paul III would later appoint Patrick MacMahon on 14 November 1541 in opposition to Ó Fearghail.
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Who was Richard O'Ferrall?
16th century Irish Anglican bishop
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Richard O'Ferrall died in 1553.
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Richard O'Ferrall was an anglican priest.
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