Maurice Sweetman
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Maurice Sweetman (d 1427)was a 14th-century
Archdeacon of Armagh The Archdeacon of Armagh is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Armagh. The Archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the Diocese. History The archdeaconry can trace its history ...
. A relative (possibly a nephew) of
Milo Sweetman Milo Sweetman (died 1380) was a fourteenth-century Irish Archbishop of Armagh, who was noted for his fierce defence of the privileges of his archdiocese. Biography Sweetman was treasurer of the Diocese of Ossory by 1360, and in that year he was ...
,
Archbishop of Armagh The Archbishop of Armagh is an Episcopal polity, archiepiscopal title which takes its name from the Episcopal see, see city of Armagh in Northern Ireland. Since the Reformation in Ireland, Reformation, there have been parallel apostolic success ...
, he was appointed Archdeacon before 1380 and was also Rector of
Kilkelly Kilkelly () is a small village in Kilmovee civil parish, County Mayo, Ireland. It is just south of Ireland West Airport on the N17, a national primary road running between Galway and Sligo. History Built heritage Evidence of ancient settleme ...
and a
Prebendary A prebendary is a member of the Catholic Church, Catholic or Anglicanism , Anglican clergy, a form of canon (priest) , canon with a role in the administration of a cathedral or collegiate church. When attending services, prebendaries sit in part ...
of
Ferns The ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular, i.e., having specialized tissue ...
."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 2" Cotton, H. p368 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878


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14th-century Irish Roman Catholic priests 15th-century Irish Roman Catholic priests 1427 deaths Archdeacons of Armagh {{Ireland-RC-clergy-stub