About Thomas O'Dea
Lived 1858 – 1923 (aged 65). Thomas O'Dea was a British and Irish catholic priest, educator and catholic bishop.
Thomas O'Dea, Bishop of Clonfert and Bishop of Galway (7 January 1858 – 9 April 1923) was born in Carron, Kilfenora, County Clare, and educated in Ennis and Maynooth. He was ordained on 25 June 1882 for the Diocese of Galway. He was a member of staff at Maynooth, from the date of his ordination; and served as vice-president from 1894. He was named Bishop of Clonfert on 16 June 1903, replacing Dr. Healy. He became Bishop of Galway on 29 April 1909.
His plans to build a new cathedral for the town were interrupted by World War I. He was a fluent Irish speaker and a supporter of the GAA. He was firstly buried in St. Patrick's Pro-Cathedral of Galway, but later re-interred in the crypt of the new Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas, Galway.
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Irish Roman Catholic bishop (1858–1923)
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Thomas O'Dea was born on 7 January 1858.
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Thomas O'Dea died on 9 April 1923.
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Thomas O'Dea was a catholic priest, educator and catholic bishop.
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