John Horsfall, a
Yorkshire
Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the ...
man, was
Bishop of Ossory
.
The Bishop of Ossory () is an Episcopal polity, episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient of Kingdom of Ossory in the Provinces of Ireland, Province of Leinster, Ireland. In the Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but i ...
from 1586 until his death in 1609.
["A Political Index to the Histories of Great Britain and Ireland: Or, A Complete Register of the Hereditary Honours, Public Offices, and Persons in Office, from the Earliest Periods to the Present Time, Volume 2"Beatson, R. p153: London G.G.j. & J.Robinson, 1788]
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1576 deaths
16th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland
Anglican bishops of Ossory
Clergy from Yorkshire
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