Daniel Delany
Daniel Delany DD (February 1747, in Paddock, Mountrath, Laois, Ireland – 9 July 1814, in Tullow, County Carlow) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. Educated at the Irish College in Paris, he taught at the English Boys College of St Omer, 265 kilometres north of Paris.
Daniel Delany | |
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| Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin | |
Stained glass window by George Walsh in Tullow | |
| Province | Dublin |
| Diocese | Kildare and Leighlin |
| See | Dublin |
| Appointed | 1788 |
| Predecessor | Dr James O'Keeffe |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1771 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1747 Mountrath, Paddock, Laois, Ireland |
| Died | 9 July 1814 (aged 67) Tullow, County Carlow, Ireland |
| Buried | Tullow, County Carlow, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjustor Bishop |
| Alma mater | Irish College, Paris |
| Motto | Fortiter et Suaviter |
In 1783, Delany was appointed coadjutor to James O'Keeffe, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. Together, they established St. Patrick's, Carlow College. Delany later founded the Brigidine Sisters in 1807, and the Patrician Brothers in 1808.
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