George Joseph Plunket Browne

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Who is George Joseph Plunket Browne?

The Most Reverend George Joseph Plunket Browne was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman. Born to a "well-known Roscommon family", he served as Bishop of Galway from 1831 until 1844, and afterward as Bishop of Elphin, until his death on 1 December 1858. He was charged with being a "Cullenite" in 1855, that is, a follower of ultamontane Paul Cardinal Cullen.

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on July 23, 2013

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