Patrick Joseph Plunkett (1738-1827) was an Irish Roman Catholic priest who served as Bishop of Meath from 1778 until 1827.
[1] He was born in Kells, Co. Meath on Christmas Eve 1738 the son of Thomas Plunkett and Mary (née Murphy).
Remaining in Paris following ordination he gained a doctorate in theology at the Sorbonne University in 1770.
[2] Dr. Plunkett served as joint Superior of the Irish College in Paris (College of the Lombards) [3] and royal professor of theology at the Collège de Navarre, before being ordained Bishop of Meath in 1778 and consecrated in Meath in 1779.
[citation needed] He died in office on 11 January 1827, and was succeeded by Bishop Robert Logan.