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词条 William Abraham (bishop)
释义

  1. Early life & career

  2. References

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| diocese = Waterford and Lismore
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| term = 1830—January 13, 1837
| predecessor = Patrick Kelly
| successor = Nicholas Foran
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| alma_mater = St Patrick's College, Maynooth
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}}William Abraham DD (1792–13 January 1837), was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Waterford and Lismore. He was born in Glendine, County Cork to Henry Abraham a blacksmith and Margaret Broderick, the family moved to o Headborough, Co. Waterford where Abraham was brought up.[2]

Early life & career

William Abraham studied for the priesthood in St. Patrick's College, Maynooth and following ordination he taught in St. John's College, Waterford.

In 1824 Dr Abraham was appointed president of St. John's College, Waterford.{{cn|date=October 2016}}

In 1830 he was appointed Bishop of Waterford and Lismore. As Bishop he was unpopular with Irish Nationalists and other Catholic clergy and was seen as favouring British government policy on a number of issues[3] He even voted for the anti-Catholic emancipation candidate in the famous Stuarts Election.

Bishop Abraham died on the 13th of January, 1837, he was succeeded by Nicholas Foran as Bishop, Foran was the favourite to get the bishopric when Abraham was appointed.[3] He is buried in the chapel of the Holy Trinity, Waterford.

References

1. ^http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/babraw.html
2. ^http://snap.waterfordcoco.ie/collections/ebooks/106729/106729.pdf Waterford & Lismore A Compendious History of the United Dioceses by Patrick Power, M.R.I.A., D.Litt., UCC.
3. ^Paul Cardinal Cullen and the Shaping of Modern Irish Catholicism By Desmond Bowen.
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5 : 1837 deaths|1792 births|Roman Catholic bishops of Waterford and Lismore|People from County Cork|Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth

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