sentences:  When the Bishop of Ossory died, in 1776, the priests of the diocese recommended one of their number, Father Molloy, to Rome for the vacant see, and the recommendation was endorsed by many of the Irish bishops.But Dr Troy, who was held in high esteem at Rome, had already been appointed Bishop of Ossory.He was consecrated at Louvain in June 1777 by the nuncio to Flanders Archbishop (later Cardinal) Ignazio Busca.