John Derry (bishop)

John Derry (19 June 1811 – 2 July 1870) was an Irish prelate who served as Bishop of Clonfert.[1] He was born in the Hermitage, Moore, Co. Roscommon, close to Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. Educated privately at a academy run by John O’Farrell, he went to Maynooth College to study for the priesthood.[2] Derry was ordained priest in 1834. Derry was consecrated Bishop of Clonfert on 21 September 1847,[3] a post he held until his death. He served as a Council father at the First Vatican Council,[4] and returning to Ireland he received medical treatment for a heart condition in Dublin, however he died at his sister’s residence in Brideswell on 2 July 1870.[2]