James Murphy (1744–1824) was the

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

Bishop of Clogher The Bishop of Clogher (, ) is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and ...

from 1801 to 1824. Born in Drumshevra near Scotstown, County Monaghan, Ireland, he was ordained a Catholic priest in the Diocese of Clogher in 1768. He was appointed the

Coadjutor Bishop A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) ("co-assister" in Latin) is a bishop in the Latin Catholic, Anglican and (historically) Eastern Orthodox churches whose main role is to assist the diocesan bishop in administering the diocese. The coa ...

of the Diocese of Clogher in Ireland in May 1798. He became the

on 3 November 1801, following the death of his predecessor, Hugh O’Reilly.Bishop James Murphy
''Catholic Hierarchy''. Retrieved 21 June 2009. Murphy died in office on 19 November 1824 having served as bishop of his diocese for almost twenty-three years. He was succeeded by Bishop

Edward Kernan Edward Kernan (born 1771 in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland) was an Irish priest in the Diocese of Clogher ordained in 1795. He was educated at Portora Royal School, and studied for the priesthood in the Irish College in Salamanca, Spai ...

, who had was appointed his

on 18 August 1816.

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Roman Catholic bishops of Clogher 1744 births 1824 deaths Christian clergy from County Monaghan 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland 18th-century Irish Roman Catholic priests People from Scotstown, County Monaghan {{Ireland-RC-bishop-stub

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