Joseph Hoare (bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise)
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Joseph Hoare | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise |
| In office | 8 February 1895 – 14 April 1927 |
| Predecessor | Bartholomew Woodlock |
| Successor | James Joseph MacNamee |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 11 June 1867 |
| Consecration | 19 March 1895 by Michael Logue |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1842 |
| Died | 14 April 1927 (aged 85) Longford, County Longford, Irish Free State |
Joseph Hoare (born Ballymahon, 15 March 1842 - died Longford, 14 April 1927) was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop.[1]
Hoare was educated at St Patrick's College, Maynooth[2] and ordained priest on 11 June 1867.[3] He was a curate at Templemichael, County Longford then head teacher at St Mel's College, Longford. He was parish priest of Street, County Westmeath from 1881 to 1887; and then of Carrick on Shannon[4] until his appointment as Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise in 1895.[5] He died in post.[6]
