Laurence Richardson (bishop)

Laurence Richardson (or Lawrence Richardson; 1701–1753) was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Kilmore from 1747 to 1753.

Styles of Laurence Richardson, O.P.
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	My Lord
Religious style	Bishop

A Dominican friar, he was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Kilmore by Pope Benedict XIV on 6 February 1747.[1][2][3] His episcopal ordination took place in Dublin on 1 May 1747; the principal consecrator was the Most Reverend John Linegar, Archbishop of Dublin.[4]

After a long illness, Bishop Richardson died in Dublin on 29 January 1753, aged 52,[1][2][3] and was buried in St James' Cemetery, Dublin.[5]

Notes

1. "Bishop Lawrence Richardson, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
2. Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 436.
3. Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, p. 350.
4. Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 1, p. 285.
5. Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 1, p. 286.

References

• Brady, W. Maziere (1876). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Volume 1. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1984). Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II. A New History of Ireland. Volume IX. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-821745-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)