Dermot O'Hurley
The Most Reverend Dermot O'Hurley | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Cashel | |
Memorial plaque at St. Kevin's Church, Camden Row, Dublin | |
| Archdiocese | Cashel |
| Appointed | September 1581 |
| Term ended | 19 or 20 June 1584 |
| Predecessor | Maurice MacGibbon |
| Successor | David Kearney |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 9 September 1581 |
| Consecration | 10 September 1581 by Pope Gregory XIII |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1530 Lickadoon Castle, Lickadoon, Ballyneety, County Limerick, Lordship of Ireland |
| Died | 19 or 20 June 1584 |
| Buried | St. Kevin's Church, Camden Row, Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | William O'Hurley |
| Alma mater | University of Leuven |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 20 June |
| Venerated in | Ireland |
| Title as Saint | Blessed |
| Beatified | 27 September 1992 Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Shrines | St. Kevin's Church, Camden Row, Dublin, Ireland |
Dermot O'Hurley (c. 1530 – 19 or 20 June 1584)—also Dermod or Dermond O'Hurley: Irish: Diarmaid Ó hUrthuile—was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel in Ireland during the reign of Elizabeth I, who was put to death for treason. He was one of the most celebrated of the Irish Catholic Martyrs, and was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 27 September 1992.