George Butler (bishop)

George Butler (13 February 1815, Limerick – 3 February 1886, Limerick) was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop.^[1]

Butler was educated at St Patrick's College, Maynooth, and ordained in 1838.^[2] He spent his whole career in Limerick, as a curate, then a parish priest, and finally as dean of its cathedral. He was consecrated on 6 June 1864 and died in post. He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity (DD).^[3]

References

1. Catholic Hierarchy
2. Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987
3. Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by John Ryan	Bishop of Limerick 1864–1886	Succeeded by Edward O'Dwyer