John Fennelly was an Irish born Roman Catholic Bishop of Madras in India from 1841 until 1868. Fennelly was from Moyne, County Tipperary, studied for the priesthood in Maynooth College, and was ordained, he came to India in 1839 as part of the Maynooth Mission to Madras, and appointed Bishop in 1841, succeeding another Irish born Bishop Patrick Joseph Carew.[1] Fennelly was succeeded by his brother Stephen Fennelly as Bishop of Madras in 1868.[2] He served as bishop until his death in 1868.
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edit- ^ Report of Her Majesty's Commissioners Appointed to Inquire Into the Management and Government of the College of Maynooth, Great Britain, Maynooth Commission, A. Thom and sons, 1855
- ^ History Archived 17 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine Patrician Brothers
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