Dominic de Burgo | |
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| Church | RomanCatholic Church |
| See | Bishop of Elphin |
| In office | 1671–1691 |
| Predecessor | See vacant |
| Successor | See vacant |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1671 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dominic Burke c. 1622 Craughwell,County Galway, Ireland |
| Died | 1 January 1704(1704-01-01) (aged 81–82) |
| Nationality | Irish |
Dominic de Burgo (English:/dəˈbɜːr/də-BUR;c. 1622–1 January 1704) was an IrishRoman Catholic cleric who wasBishop of Elphin in the late 17th century (1671–1691).
Burke or de Burgo, was a native ofCraughwell,County Galway, listed by Hugh Fenning asOf the family of Cahirkinvonivy. He was a descendant of theHouse of Burgh: the surname "de Burgo" is theLatinised form of this name (with thegaelicised form beingde Búrca or Búrc).[1]
de Burgo was professed atAthenry in 1648 and studied for six years inSegovia, later living inPesaro,Treviso andMilan. He was listed asDefinitor for Ireland at theGeneral Chapter atRome in 1670.
He was consecrated asBishop of Elphin atGhent in 1671, he was disliked byOliver Plunkett, who stated he was"extravagant, imprudent in word and deed." He was exiled in 1691, living in poverty with the Franciscans of St. Anthony's,Louvain, where he died on 1 January 1704.[2][3]
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Elphin 1671–1704 | Succeeded by |
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