William Abraham (bishop)

William Abraham DD (1792–13 January 1837), was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Waterford and Lismore. He was born in Glendine, County Cork to Henry Abraham a blacksmith and Margaret Broderick, the family moved to o Headborough, Co. Waterford where Abraham was brought up.[1]

William Abraham
Bishop of Waterford and Lismore
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseWaterford and Lismore
In office1830—January 13, 1837
PredecessorPatrick Kelly
SuccessorNicholas Foran
Orders
ConsecrationMarch 21, 1830
Personal details
Born1792 (1792)
Glendine, Munster, Ireland
DiedJanuary 13, 1837(1837-01-13) (aged 44–45)
Waterford, Munster, Ireland
BuriedHoly Trinity Chapel, Waterford, Munster, Ireland
NationalityIrish
DenominationRoman Catholicism
Parents
  • Henry Abraham
  • Margaret Broderick
OccupationPriest, Teacher
Alma materSt Patrick's College, Maynooth

Early life & career

William Abraham studied for the priesthood in St. Patrick's College, Maynooth and following ordination he taught in St. John's College, Waterford.

In 1824 Dr Abraham was appointed president of St. John's College, Waterford.

In 1830 he was appointed Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, and consecrated 21 March 1831 in Waterford.[2] As Bishop he was unpopular with Irish Nationalists and other Catholic clergy and was seen as favouring British government policy on a number of issues[3] He even voted for the anti-Catholic emancipation candidate in the famous Stuarts Election. Bishop Abraham died on the 13th of January, 1837, he was succeeded by Nicholas Foran as Bishop, Foran was the favourite to get the bishopric when Abraham was appointed.[3] He is buried in the chapel of the Holy Trinity, Waterford.

References
  1. http://snap.waterfordcoco.ie/collections/ebooks/106729/106729.pdf Waterford & Lismore A Compendious History of the United Dioceses by Patrick Power, M.R.I.A., D.Litt., UCC.
  2. "Ecclesiastical department", Gentleman's and Citizen's Almanack, 1837, p. 127 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. Paul Cardinal Cullen and the Shaping of Modern Irish Catholicism By Desmond Bowen.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Patrick Kelly		 Bishop of Waterford and Lismore
1830–1837		 Succeeded by
Nicholas Foran
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