death_date consecration nationality birth_date archdiocese church death_place title image name ordination caption consecrated_by birth_place type ordained_by religion native_name article_title
07 november 1881 1825 irish 06 march 1791 tuam roman catholic church tuam , co. galway , archbishop of tuam tuam machale detail 2009 09 14.jpg cathedral of the assumption statue of archbishop john john machale 1814 sculpture 1827 -- 1900 -rrb- at the site of tuam cathedral of . the cathedral was completed on 18 august 1837 during john his archbishopric . machale by sir thomas farrell -lrb- pope leo xii tubbernavine , co. mayo , ireland archbishop daniel murray roman catholic seán mac héil john machale

john machale

john machale -lrb- ; 6 march 1789 in tubbernavine , co. .
mayo , ireland -- 7 november 1881 in tuam , co. .
galway , ireland -rrb- was the irish roman catholic archbishop of tuam , and irish nationalist .
he laboured and wrote to secure catholic emancipation , legislative independence , justice for tenants and the poor , and vigorously assailed the proselytizers and the government 's proposal for a mix-faith national school system .
he preached regularly to his flock in irish .
