Bishop Edward Nolan (1793-1837) was the Roman Catholic

bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...

Kildare and Leighlin The Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin (; ; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in eastern Ireland. It is one of three suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin and is subject to the Archdiocese of Dublin.

from 1834 until his death in 1837. Edward Nolan was born in

Tullow Tullow (; ), formerly Tullowphelim (), is a market town in County Carlow, Ireland. It is located on the River Slaney where the N81 road intersects with the R725. , the population was 5,138. Tullowphelim is the name of both a townland and civ ...

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, in 1793. He was educated at Carlow College from 1804 until 1811 when he went to

Maynooth College St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth (), is a pontifical Catholic university in the town of Maynooth near Dublin, Ireland. The college and national seminary on its grounds are often referred to as Maynooth College. The college was of ...

. Following ordination in 1819 he taught at Carlow College serving in various roles such as Professor of Logic, Theology and Vice-President. In 1834, he succeeded Bishop

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(JKL) following Doyle's death. He died on 14 October 1837, and was succeeded in the bishopric by

Francis Haly Francis Haly (1783–1855) was the Roman Catholic Bishop in Kildare and Leighlin from 1838 until his death in 1855. He was born in Doonane, in Co. Laois and entered Maynooth College St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth (), is a po ...

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1793 births 1837 deaths Christian clergy from County Carlow 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland Roman Catholic bishops of Kildare and Leighlin Alumni of Carlow College Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth Academics of St. Patrick's, Carlow College {{Ireland-RC-clergy-stub

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