Biography of Bishop Joseph Bourke 3rd Earl of Mayo 1736-1794
In 1736 Bishop Joseph Bourke 3rd Earl of Mayo was born to John Bourke 1st Earl Mayo (age 36).
In 1760 Bishop Joseph Bourke 3rd Earl of Mayo (age 24) was appointed Prebendary of Armagh.
In 1760 Bishop Joseph Bourke 3rd Earl of Mayo (age 24) and Elizabeth Meade Countess Mayo were married. He the son of John Bourke 1st Earl Mayo (age 60).
On 23 Apr 1767 [his son] Richard Bourke was born to Bishop Joseph Bourke 3rd Earl of Mayo (age 31).
In 1768 Bishop Joseph Bourke 3rd Earl of Mayo (age 32) was appointed Dean of Killaloe.
In 1772 Bishop Joseph Bourke 3rd Earl of Mayo (age 36) was appointed Dean of Dromore.
On 07 Sep 1772 Bishop Joseph Bourke 3rd Earl of Mayo (age 36) was elected Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin.
On 11 Oct 1772 Bishop Joseph Bourke 3rd Earl of Mayo (age 36) was consecrated Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin at St Thomas' Abbey by Archbishop John Cradock (age 64).
On 01 Aug 1776 [his father] John Bourke 1st Earl Mayo (age 76) was created 1st Baron Naas of Naas in Kildare.
On 14 Nov 1779 Bishop John Hotham 9th Baronet (age 43) was consecrated Bishop of Ossory at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin by Archbishop Robert Fowler (age 54) assisted by Bishop Charles Jackson and Bishop Joseph Bourke 3rd Earl of Mayo (age 43).
On 24 Jun 1785 [his father] John Bourke 1st Earl Mayo (age 85) was created 1st Earl Mayo.
On 02 Dec 1790 [his father] John Bourke 1st Earl Mayo (age 90) died. His son [his brother] John Bourke 2nd Earl of Mayo (age 61) succeeded 2nd Earl Mayo, 2nd Viscount Mayo of Monycrower in Mayo, 2nd Baron Naas of Naas in Kildare. Mary Leeson Countess Mayo (age 56) by marriage Countess Mayo.
On 20 Apr 1792 [his brother] John Bourke 2nd Earl of Mayo (age 63) died. His brother Bishop Joseph Bourke 3rd Earl of Mayo (age 56) succeeded 3rd Earl Mayo. [his wife] Elizabeth Meade Countess Mayo by marriage Countess Mayo.
On 20 Aug 1794 Bishop Joseph Bourke 3rd Earl of Mayo (age 58) died at Kilbeggan.
On 31 Mar 1807 [his former wife] Elizabeth Meade Countess Mayo died.
[his daughter] Mary Anne Bourke was born to Bishop Joseph Bourke 3rd Earl of Mayo.