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Dermot O'Cleary, O.F.M. or Dermitius Oclieria (died 1575) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mayo (1574–1575)."Bishop Dermot O'Cleary, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 March 2016."Diocese of Mayo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016Konrad Eubel, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi, vol. 3 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321112249weblink |date=21 March 2019 }}, p. 232Handbook of British Chronology by E. B. Pryde, D. E. GreenwayMayo Abbey Community Council: "DIOCESE OF MAYO" {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721201223weblink |date=21 July 2016 }} Retrieved 30 March 2015.

Biography

Dermot O'Cleary was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On 12 February 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Mayo. On 12 March 1574, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Giovanni Battista Santorio, Bishop of Alife, and Giuseppe Pamphilj, Bishop of Segni, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Mayo until his death in 1575.

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