John Ryan (3 November 1784 in Borris – 4 June 1864 in

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) was an

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bishop. Ryan was educated at

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and ordained a priest in 1810. He was consecrated

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on 17 March 1828 and died in post.

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1784 births Christian clergy from County Tipperary Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth 1864 deaths 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland Roman Catholic bishops of Limerick People from Roscrea {{Ireland-RC-bishop-stub