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Biography

On 14 July 1469, Thomas Arthur was appointed during the papacy of

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. On 10 September 1469, he was consecrated bishop by

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, with

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, Bishop Emeritus of Clonfert, and

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, serving as co-consecrators at Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome . He served as Bishop of Limerick until his death on 19 July 1486. Arthur was a native of Limerick city and member of a prominent family. His father was Nicholas Arthur and mother is named as Catherine Skyddy. Of his five brothers four served as mayor (provost) of

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and the other served as sheriff. Canon Begley notes that Arthur was provided the revenues due to the bishop of the diocese for eight years before he became bishop but he never paid the

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. Once he was consecrated he paid the money to Rome.

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