Cornelius O'Dea (died 1569) was a bishop in Ireland during the first half of the sixteenth century."A New History of Ireland" T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F.J. Byrne, and Cosgrove, A: Oxford, OUP, 1976
He was nominated to be the Bishop of Killaloe by King Henry VIII on 30 May 1546; and was consecrated on 12 July 1546. He held the post until 1554."Fasti ecclesiæ hibernicæ: the succession of the prelates in Ireland" Cotton, H. Vol1 p463: Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1851
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