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Denis Conway

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Styles of
Denis Conway
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleMy Lord
Religious styleBishop

Denis Conway (1722–1796) was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Limerick from 1779 to 1796.

Biography

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Denis Conway studied at the Irish College in Louvain[1] and was ordained a priest 22 September 1753. He became bishop of Limerick in 1779 receiving consecration by Archbishop James Butler 2nd and died in 1796.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Limerick and Louvain" (PDF). Limerick City Library. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Bishop Denis Conway". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Limerick
1796 – 1813
Succeeded by
John Young