Stephen Dowdall (born in

Navan Navan ( ; , meaning "the Cave") is the county town of County Meath, Ireland. In 2016, it had a population of 30,173, making it the tenth largest settlement in Ireland. It is at the confluence of the River Boyne and Blackwater, around 50&nbs ...

) was an Irish clergyman and

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...

for the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin (; ga, Deoise Chill Dara agus Leithghlinn) is a Roman Catholic diocese in eastern Ireland. It is one of three suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin and is subject to the ...

. He became ordained in 1733. He was appointed bishop in 1734. He died in 1737.http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdowdal.html CH

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18th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland 1737 deaths People from Navan {{Ireland-RC-bishop-stub