Thomas Furlong (b Mayglass, County Wexford 4 February 1803; d Wexford 12 November 1875) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Ferns from 1857 until his death.
Furlong was educated at St Peter's College, Wexford and St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth. He was on the staff at Maynooth from 1827 until 1857. He was ordained Bishop of Ferns on 22 March 1857, and died in post.
References
- "Bishop Thomas Furlong †Deceased Bishop of Ferns, Ireland". Catholic Hierarchy. Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
Bishop Thomas Furlong (born 4 Feb 1803, died 12 Nov 1875) Bishop of Ferns
- Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. p. 198. ISBN 1870963008.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 429. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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