About Richard O'Reilly
Lived 1746 – 1818 (aged 71). Richard O'Reilly was a catholic priest and catholic deacon.
Richard O'Reilly (1746–1818) was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1787 to 1818.
Biography After his education at the Propaganda College in Rome, he was the Parish Priest of Kilcock and Vicar General of Kildare and Leighlin. He was appointed the Titular Bishop of Oropus and Coadjutor of Kildare and Leighlin on 20 June 1781. The following year, he was appointed the Coadjutor and Administrator of the Metropolitan see of Armagh on 26 February 1782. On the death of Archbishop Anthony Blake of Armagh on 11 November 1787, O'Reilly automatically succeeded as archbishop and primate.
He died in office on 31 January 1818, aged 72, and was buried in Drogheda.
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Archbishop of Armagh
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Richard O'Reilly was born on 1 July 1746.
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Richard O'Reilly died on 31 January 1818.
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Richard O'Reilly was a catholic priest and catholic deacon.
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