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Maurice MacGibbon, O. Cist. (died 1578) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cashel (1567–1578).

Biography

Maurice MacGibbon was ordained a priest in the Cistercian Order. On 4 June 1567, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Archbishop of Cashel. On 15 June 1567, he was consecrated bishop by Egidio Valenti, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, with Thomas Goldwell, Bishop of Saint Asaph, and Giacomo Galletti, Bishop of Alessano, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Archbishop of Cashel until his death in 1578.

References

1. ^ Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 156. (in Latin)
2. ^ "Archbishop Maurice MacGibbon, O. Cist." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 January 2017
3. "Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016
4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 29 February 2016

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