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James Louis O’Donel (1737 Knocklofty County Tipperary Ireland – April 1 1811 Waterford Ireland) was the first Roman Catholic bishop of St. John’s Newfoundland.James O’Donel was born into a prosperous family and received a classical education before entering the Franciscan order. After British-imposed laws restricting Catholicism ceased to be rigorously enforced O’Donel was able to travel to Rome to study for the priesthood becoming ordained in 1770.

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birth date
1737-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Clonmel, Ireland, County Tipperary
death date
1811-04-01
death place
Ireland, Waterford
nationality
Ireland
religion
Catholic Church

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