Michael Browne (bishop of Galway), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Michael Browne (bishop of Galway)

Irish bishop

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1895

Place of Birth: Westport, Connacht, Ireland

Date of Death: 24-Feb-1980

Profession: priest, cleric

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Michael J.
Browne (20 December 1895 – 24 February 1980) was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
He served as Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland, for almost forty years from 1937 to 1976. Browne was an important and outspoken member of the Irish hierarchy.
His time as Bishop has been described by the historian James S.
Donnelly Jr.
as "far-reaching and ...
controversial", while the noted historian of Irish Catholicism John Henry Whyte claimed that Browne’s "readiness to put forward his views bluntly is welcome at least to the historian".