john, roche, bishop, john, roche, 1584, april, 1636, roman, catholic, prelate, served, bishop, ferns, 1624, 1636, most, reverendjohn, rochebishop, fernschurchcatholic, churchin, office1624, 1636predecessordaniel, drihinsuccessornicolas, franchordersconsecratio. John Roche 1584 9 April 1636 was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ferns 1624 1636 1 2 3 Most ReverendJohn RocheBishop of FernsChurchCatholic ChurchIn office1624 1636PredecessorDaniel DrihinSuccessorNicolas FranchOrdersConsecration25 April 1627by Guido Bentivoglio d AragonaPersonal detailsBorn1584Died9 April 1636 age 52 Ferns County Wexford IrelandBiography EditJohn Roche was born in 1584 1 On 29 April 1624 he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Ferns 1 2 On 25 April 1627 he was consecrated bishop by Guido Bentivoglio d Aragona Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo with Francesco Nappi bishop Bishop of Polignano and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas Bishop of Borgo San Donnino serving as co consecrators 1 2 He served as Bishop of Ferns until his death on 9 April 1636 1 2 His seal matrix probably engraved in Rome in 1624 was sold at auction on 5 October 2021 for 240 It is circular with the inscription IO ROCHUS EPUS FERNEN and features a centre shield of three fish surmounted by cardinal s hat without handle 4 References Edit a b c d e Bishop John Roche Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved September 12 2016 a b c d Diocese of Ferns GCatholic org Gabriel Chow Retrieved September 5 2016 Diocese of Ferns Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved September 12 2016 Seal Matrices St James s Auctions Retrieved 29 January 2022 Catholic Church titlesPreceded byDaniel Drihin Bishop of Ferns1624 1636 Succeeded byNicolas FranchPortals Biography Catholicism Ireland This article about an Irish Catholic bishop or archbishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Roche bishop amp oldid 1161378375, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
