Bishop of Connor
Pre-Reformation bishops

Bishop of Connor

Section Title: Pre-Reformation bishops
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Pre-Reformation Bishops of Connor

From	Until	Incumbent	Notes

unknown	1117	Flann Ua Sculu	Died in office.

1117	1124	See vacant

1124	c. 1136/37	Saint Malachy	Irish: Máel Máedóc Ua Morgair; Saint Malachias; also Bishop of Down from 1124 and Archbishop of Armagh from 1132; resigned Armagh and Connor, but retained Down until his death on 2 November 1148.

1137/38	bef. 1152	See vacant

bef. 1152	bef. 1172	Máel Pátraic Ua Bánáin	Present at the Synod of Kells in March 1152; resigned; died 1174.

bef. 1172	bef. 1178	Nehemias	Died in office.

c. 1178	1225	Reginaldus	Died after 19 April 1225.

1226	1241	Eustacius	Eustace; previously Archdeacon of Connor; elected bishop in 1226 and received possession of the temporalities 5 May 1226; died before October 1241.

1242	1244	Adam OCist	Previously Abbot of Wardon Abbey; elected bishop in 1242 and received possession of the temporalities 27 January 1242; consecrated in September 1242; died 7 November 1244 and was buried in Wardon Abbey.

1245	1256	Isaac of Newcastle	Elected before 4 April 1245 and received possession of the temporalities 8 May 1245; died circa 6 October 1256.

1257	1260	William of Portroyal OSB	Appointed 27 October 1257 and received possession of the temporalities 7 January 1258; died before 16 July 1260.

1260	1262	William de la Hay	Elected 10 October 1260; consecrated and received possession of the temporalities after 21 March 1261; acted as a suffragan bishop in the diocese of Lincoln in 1262; died before 25 December 1262.

1263	1274	Robert of Flanders	Elected 3 February 1263 and received possession of the temporalities after that date; died 25 November 1274; also known as Robert le Fleming or Flandrensis.

1275	1292	Petrus de Dunach	Peter of Dovenach or Donach; elected before 2 March 1275; died before January 1292.

1292	1319	Johannes	John; elected before 23 January 1292 and received possession of the temporalities 27 April 1293; died c. 1319.

c. 1320	unknown	Richard	Elected circa 1320.

1321	James of Couplith	Elected before 26 July 1321, but did not get possession of the see.

1323	John de Egglescliffe OP	Translated from Glasgow before 5 March 1323, but did not get possession of the see; translated to Llandaff 20 June 1323.

1323	1324	Robert Wirsop OESA	Translated from Ardagh on 20 June 1323; died before May 1324.

1324	1351	Jacobus Ó Cethernaig	James O'Kearney; translated from Annaghdown between 7 and 15 May 1324; received possession of the temporalities 22 December 1324; died 1351.

1353	1374	William Mercier	Previously Archdeacon of Kildare; appointed bishop 8 July and consecrated after 12 August 1353; received possession of the temporalities 2 November 1353; died in office.

1374	1389	Paulus	Appointed 11 December 1374 and received possession of the temporalities 10 May 1376; died in office.

1389	c. 1416	Johannes	Elected before 29 March 1389 and received possession of the temporalities 23 July 1389; appointed 9 November 1389; died in office.

1420	1421	Seaán Ó Luachráin	Appointed 22 May 1420; died before February 1421.

1421	1429	Eóghan Ó Domhnaill	Appointed 5 May 1421 and consecrated after June 1422; translated to Derry on 9 December 1429.

1429	1431	Domhnaill Ó Mearaich	Translated from Derry 9 December 1429; died in office on 28 January 1431.

1431	1442	John Fossade	John Festade; appointed 28 January and consecrated after 2 June 1431; became Bishop of Down and Connor in late 1442, although did not gain full control; died in the spring of 1450.

After the union of Down and Connor, there were two further bishops of Connor. Their position is uncertain – they may have been suffragan or titular bishops.

1459	Patricius	He is said to have died before his letters of appointment were drawn up in 1459.

1459	1481	Simon Elvington OP	Appointed by Pope Pius II on 12 February 1459; acted as a suffragan bishop in the dioceses of Salisbury and Exeter 1459–1481; died in office.

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John Fossade, who had been bishop of Connor since 1431, became Bishop of Down and Connor in late 1442.

final_sentence: John Fossade, who had been bishop of Connor since 1431, became Bishop of Down and Connor in late 1442.