Richard Walsh (bishop)

Richard Walsh DD (b Gortroe 1697;^[1] d Cork 1763) was an Irish Roman Catholic Bishop in the eighteenth century.^[2]

Walsh was a compromise candidate for the Bishopric of Cork. The two leading candidates were John O’Brien, Parish Priest of Castlelyons, and James Butler, nephew of the Archbishop of Cashel.^[3] He was consecrated on 10 January 1748 and served until his death.^[4]

References

^ Catholic Hierarchy
^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 344. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
^ Echo Live- the fascinating history of Cork’s bishops
^ Diocesan web site

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[1] Catholic Hierarchy

[HOCBC-2] Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 344. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.

[3] Echo Live- the fascinating history of Cork’s bishops

[4] Diocesan web site

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