Birth of Patrick O'Donnell
Patrick O'Donnell is born near Glenties in County Donegal and later becomes Bishop of Raphoe, Archbishop of Armagh and cardinal.
Role range: 1924-1927
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Patrick O'Donnell Biography and Timeline
Follow Patrick O'Donnell through 5 dated historical records for Ireland.
Patrick O'Donnell, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1856–1925Years on this page
1856
1880
Ordination of Patrick O'Donnell
O'Donnell is ordained to the Catholic priesthood after theological studies at Maynooth.
1888
Appointed Bishop of Raphoe
O'Donnell is appointed Bishop of Raphoe at an unusually young age and begins more than three decades leading the diocese.
Role range: 1888-1922
1924
Succeeds as Archbishop of Armagh
O'Donnell succeeds Michael Logue as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland.
Role range: 1924-1927
1925
Created Cardinal
Pope Pius XI creates O'Donnell a cardinal while he is serving as Archbishop of Armagh.
Role range: 1924-1927
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.