Most Reverend Maurice MacGibbon | |
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Archbishop of Cashel | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Cashel |
In office | 1567–1578 |
Predecessor | Roland Baron Fitzgerald |
Successor | Dermot O'Hurley |
Orders | |
Consecration | 15 June 1567 by Egidio Valenti |
Personal details | |
Died | 1578 Cashel, Ireland |
Maurice MacGibbon, O. Cist. (died 1578) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cashel (1567–1578).[1][2][3][4]
Maurice MacGibbon was ordained a priest in the Cistercian Order.[2] On 4 June 1567, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Archbishop of Cashel.[1][2] On 15 June 1567, he was consecrated bishop by Egidio Valenti, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, with Thomas Goldwell, Bishop of Saint Asaph, and Giacomo Galletti, Bishop of Alessano, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Archbishop of Cashel until his death in 1578.[1][2]