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Bishop William Lanigan

Title:

Bishop

First Name:

William

Middle Names:

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Lanigan

Order:

Date of Birth:

28-May-1820

Place of Birth:

Lisdaleen, Co Tipperary

Country of Birth:

Ireland

Date of Ordination:

08-Apr-1848

Place of Ordination:

Maynooth, Co Kildare

Country of Ordination:

Ireland

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

St Patrick's College, Maynooth, Ireland

Date of Death:

13-Jun-1900

Place of Death:

Goulburn NSW

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

Jun - 1900

Place of Burial:

Goulburn NSW

Country of Burial:

Australia

Find A Grave URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/238875253



Biographical Notes

Country Districts, Freeman's Journal, Sydney, 20 November 1861, p 3,http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article115761926:

Catholic Church. — The following changes are about being made in the allocation of the Catholic Clergymen in this district. The Rev. Father Lanigan takes charge of Berrima, succeeding the Rev. Father Magennis, who removes to Appin, while the Rev. Father Foley is at present acting in Father Lanigan's place at Goulburn, and the Very Rev. Dean Rigney, late of Brisbane, has been appointed to Camden. — Goulburn Chronicle.

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Australian Dictionary of Biography entry: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lanigan-william-3991