James Roche (bishop)

James Roche (b Midleton 19 October 1870; d Cobh 31 August 1956) was a 20th century Irish Roman Catholic Bishop.[1]

He served as Bishop of Ross from 1926[2] to 1931;Coadjutor Bishop of Cloyne and Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Armeniafrom 1931 to 1935; and Roman Catholic Bishop of Cloyne from 1935 until his death.[3] He is buried at St Cemetery in Cobh.[4]

References
  1. Catholic Hierarchy
  2. RC Diocese of Cork and Ross
  3. "Death of former bishop of Cloyne". Irish Times. 27 September 1997. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. Find a grave
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