| Styles of Eugene Sweeney | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | My Lord |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Eugene Sweeney (1592–1669) was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the Bishop of Kilmore from 1629 to 1669.
A native of County Donegal, he was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Kilmore by Pope Urban VIII on 18 September 1629.[1][2][3]
He died in office on 18 October 1669, aged 77.[1][2][3] After his death, the see remained vacant for nearly sixty years, during which time it was administered by vicars general or bishops of Clogher.
- ^ a b "Bishop Eugene Sweeney". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ a b Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 436.
- ^ a b Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, p. 349.