John McEvilly

John McEvilly (1818–1902) was an Irish Roman Catholic Church clergyman who served as the Archbishop of Tuam from 1881 to 1902.

He was born on 15 April 1818 in Louisburgh,[1] a small town near Westport, County Mayo, Ireland.

[2] He entered the Seminary of Tuam in January 1833, then was sent to Maynooth College in September 1833, where among his contemporaries was the future Archbishop of Armagh Joseph Dixon.

[1] On 9 January 1857, he was appointed the Bishop of Galway by the Holy See and was consecrated on 22 March 1857 by the Most Reverend John MacHale, Archbishop of Tuam.

[1][5] He was instrumental in setting up St Joseph's Industrial School, Letterfrack,[citation needed] and he produced a number of well respected Bible commentaries.