John Tonory,O.S.A. was Bishop of Ossory from 1566 until his death on 3 August 1576.
Tonory was nominated in December 1553 by Queen Mary I and consecrated on January 1554, but after the accession of Queen Elizabeth I he was replaced.
Notes
- “Handbook of British Chronology” By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 0-521-56350-X, 9780521563505
- "The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory" Carrigan W p26: Dublin; Sealy, Bryers and Walker; 1905
- "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 2" Cotton, H. pp 277Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
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Preceded byJohn Bale | Bishop of Ossory 1553–1555 |
Succeeded byChristopher Gaffney |
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