John Fennelly

John Fennelly
Vicar Apostolic of Madras
ChurchCatholic Church
SeeApostolic Vicariate of Madras
In office30 April 1841 – 23 January 1868
PredecessorPatrick Joseph Carew
SuccessorStephen Fennelly
Other postTitular Bishop of Castoria (1841-1868)
Orders
Consecration27 June 1841
by Daniel Murray
Personal details
Born1806 (1806)
Moyne, County Tipperary, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died23 January 1868(1868-01-23) (aged 61–62)

John Fennelly (1806 – 23 January 1868) was an Irish born Roman Catholic Bishop of Madras in India from 1841 until 1868. Fennelly was from Moyne, County Tipperary, studied for the priesthood in Maynooth College, and was ordained, he came to India in 1839 as part of the Maynooth Mission to Madras, and appointed Bishop in 1841, succeeding another Irish born Bishop Patrick Joseph Carew. Fennelly was succeeded by his brother Stephen Fennelly as Bishop of Madras in 1868. He served as bishop until his death in 1868.

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References

  1. ↑ "Bishop John Fennelly". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
  2. ↑ Report of Her Majesty's Commissioners Appointed to Inquire Into the Management and Government of the College of Maynooth, Great Britain, Maynooth Commission, A. Thom and sons, 1855
  3. ↑ History Archived 17 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine Patrician Brothers