Abraham Brownrigg (born
Ballypierce 3 December 1836 – died
Kilkenny
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1 October 1928) was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate, who served as the
Bishop of Ossory
.
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from 1884 until his death.
Brownrigg was educated by the
Christian Brothers at
O'Connell School
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in North Richmond Street, Dublin, after his father moved his family to Dublin following the death of his father he was adopted by relatives and studied at
St Peter's College, Wexford
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History
Founded in 1811 b ...
and
St Patrick's College, Maynooth
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. He was
ordained
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priest
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on 21 April 1861. He was principal of St Aidan's Academy, Enniscorthy, County Wexford, and then at St Peter's in the same county. He was consecrated a bishop on 14 December 1884.
['The Shock Appointment' Nicholas Furlong "The Past: The Organ of the Uí Cinsealaigh Historical Society" No. 32 (2016), pp. 33-35 (3 pages) Published By: Uí Cinsealaigh Historical Society]
References
1836 births
1928 deaths
Roman Catholic bishops of Ossory
Christian clergy from County Carlow
People educated at O'Connell School
People educated at St Peter's College, Wexford
Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth
Bishops appointed by Pope Leo XIII
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