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The Most Reverend Ross Roe MacMahon | |
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Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of All-Ireland | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Armagh |
In office | 1747 — 1748 |
Predecessor | Bernard MacMahon |
Successor | Michael O'Reilly |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Clogher (1737–1747) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1698 Enagh, County Monaghan |
Died | 29 October 1748 (aged 49–50) |
Ross Roe MacMahon (born 1698 in Enagh, County Monaghan) was ordained to the priesthood in 1727. He was appointed as Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher on 8 November 1738 following the appointment of his predecessor, Bernard MacMahon, to the see of Armagh on 8 November 1737.[1] Bishop MacMahon was himself appointed to the same see on 3 August 1747; he died in Armagh on 29 October 1748. Bishop MacMahon served as Bishop of Clogher for just under nine years.