Bernard O'Gara
Irish clergyman
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Bernard O'Gara (died 1740) was an Irish clergyman who served as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam from 1723 to 1740.[1][2][3][4] O'Gara was the grandson of Fearghal Ó Gadhra.[5]
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Tuam
In office23 December 1723 – 1740
PredecessorFrancis Burke
Bernard O'Gara | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Tuam | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Tuam |
| In office | 23 December 1723 – 1740 |
| Predecessor | Francis Burke |
| Successor | Michael O'Gara |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 24 May 1724 by Gabriel O'Kelly |
| Personal details | |
| Died | c. 1740 |
Spoken styleYour Grace or Archbishop
| Styles of Bernard O'Gara | |
|---|---|
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Grace or Archbishop |
He was selected to be the archbishop of the metropolitan see of Tuam on 14 December 1723,[2] and was confirmed by papal brief on 23 December 1723.[1][2][3][4] He received episcopal ordination at a place of refuge from Bishop Gabriel O'Kelly of Elphin on 24 May 1724.[1][2][3][4] Archbishop O'Gara requested the Pallium, and the dispensing brief was issued in 1726.[1]
See also
- Michael O'Gara - brother, Archbishop of Tuam from 1740 to 1748
