Thomas Leger
Appearance
Most Reverend Thomas Legger | |
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Bishop of Limerick | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Limerick |
In office | 1456-1457 |
Predecessor | John Mothel |
Successor | William Creagh |
Orders | |
Consecration | 7 June 1456 |
Personal details | |
Born | Limerick |
Died | 1468 Limerick, Ireland |
Thomas Leger (died 1468) was a Roman Catholic prelate who briefly served as Bishop of Limerick.[1]
Biography
[edit]Begley records that Legger was appointed Bishop of Limerick by Pope Callixtus III after news reached Rome that John Mothel had died. Legger never received consecration and died in 1468.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bishop Thomas Leger, C.R.S.A." Catholic Hierarchy.
- ^ Begley, Canon John (1906). The Diocese of Limerick, Ancient and Modern. Dublin: Browne & Nolan.