Boetius Egan (bishop of Elphin)

Styles of
Boetius Egan, O.F.M.
Reference styleThe Right Reverend
Spoken styleMy Lord or Bishop

Boetius Egan (Irish: Baothnalach Mac Aodhagáin; died 1650) was an Irish clergyman who served as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Elphin from 1625 to 1650.

A Franciscan friar, Egan was appointed the bishop of the Diocese of Elphin by the Holy See on 9 June 1625 and consecrated the following year. After serving the see for nearly twenty-five years, he died in office on 19 April 1650.

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