Laurence Richardson (or Lawrence Richardson; 1701–1753) was an Irish

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who served as the

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from 1747 to 1753. A Dominican

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, he was appointed the

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of the Diocese of Kilmore by

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on 6 February 1747., ''Handbook of British Chronology'', p. 436., ''A New History of Ireland'', volume IX, p. 350. His

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took place in

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on 1 May 1747; the principal

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was the Most Reverend John Linegar,

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. After a long illness, Bishop Richardson died in Dublin on 29 January 1753, aged 52, and was buried in St James' Cemetery, Dublin., ''The Episcopal Succession'', volume 1, p. 286.

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