Thomas MacGivern

Thomas MacGivern
Bishop of Dromore
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Dromore
In office6 September 1890 – 24 November 1900
PredecessorJohn Pius Leahy
SuccessorHenry O'Neill
Previous postsTitular Bishop of Hippos (1887-1890)
Coadjutor Bishop of Dromore (1887-1890)
Orders
Ordination1854
Consecration6 March 1887
by James Donnelly
Personal details
Born(1829-12-20)20 December 1829
Died24 November 1900(1900-11-24) (aged 70)
Newry, Counties Armagh and Down, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Thomas McGivern, D.D. (20 December 1829 in Ballynanny, County Down – 24 November 1900 in Newry) was an Irish Catholic Priest who served as Bishop of Dromore from 1890 to 1900.

McGivern was educated at St Colman's College, Newry and The Irish College, Rome. He was ordained priest in 1854. After curacies at Ballynahinch and Newry he was parish priest at Drumgath from 1872 to 1887. He was ordained Coadjutor Bishop of Dromore in 1886 and its Diocesan in 1890, a post he held until his death.

References

  1. ↑ Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. pp. 131/2. ISBN 1870963008.
  2. ↑ Catholic Hierarchy
  3. ↑ The Diocese of Dromore, Past & Present
  4. ↑ G Catholic