Gerald Le Marescal

Gerald Le Marescal was Bishop of Limerick in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.[1]

Styles of
Gerald Le Mareschal
Reference styleThe Right Reverend
Spoken styleMy Lord
Religious styleBishop

Biography

Formerly Archdeacon of Limerick[2] he was elected bishop in 1272 and received possession of the temporalities on 17 January 1273.[3] Begly says that the king sent an order that he be consecrated by the Archbishop Cashel David Mac Cerbaill, O. Cist. but it is not clear whether this was Henry III who died on 16 November 1272 or his son Edward Longshanks.[4] Most of what we know of Gerald comes from references in the Black Book of Limerick and refer to several grants of land including one from Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond. He died on 10 February 1302.[5][6]

References
  1. "A New History of Ireland" T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F.J. Byrne and Cosgrove, A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
  2. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p1405 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
  3. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p378Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
  4. Begley, Rev. Fr. John (1906). The Diocese of Limerick Ancient and Medieval. 24 & 25 Nassau St, Dublin: Browne & Nolan. p. 143.CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 365–366.
  6. "Historical successions: Limerick". Crockford's Clerical Directory. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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