Michael Skerrett

Styles of
Michael Skerrett
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Grace or Archbishop

Michael Skerrett (died 1785) was an Irish clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Tuam from 1749 to 1785.[1][2]

He was appointed Bishop of Killala on 23 January 1749, but was quickly translated to the archbishopric of Tuam on 5 May 1749. He died in office on 19 August 1785.[1][2]

He was a descendant of the Tribes of Galway.

References

  1. 1 2 Archbishop Mark Skerret. Catholic Hierarchy website. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 443. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
John Brett		 Bishop of Killala
1749 		Succeeded by
Bonaventura MacDonnell
Preceded by
Michael O'Gara		 Archbishop of Tuam
1749–1785 		Succeeded by
Philip Phillips
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