Bernard Coyne (1854–17 July 1926) was an Irish

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clergyman who served as the

Bishop of Elphin The Bishop of Elphin (; ) is an Episcopal polity, episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Elphin, County Roscommon, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but ...

from 1913 to 1926,Bishop Bernard Coyne
''Catholic Hierarchy website''. Retrieved 30 August 2011. being consecrated 30 March 1913. Coyne was born at Sandfield House, Roscommon, in 1854, and started his education at

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, then later studied for the priesthood at

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where he was a classmate of the future Cardinal O'Donnell.'Irish Bishop Dead' The Bulletin, Official Organ of the Catholic Laymans Association of Georgia, 26 August 1926.

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1854 births 1926 deaths Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth Roman Catholic bishops of Elphin Christian clergy from County Roscommon {{Ireland-RC-archbishop-stub