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Dean Of Killala
The Dean of Killala is based at the Cathedral Church of St Patrick, Killala in the Diocese of Killala within the united bishopric of Tuam, Killala and Achonry of the Church of Ireland. The Cathedral Church of St Crumnathy, Achonry, was closed in 1997. The Chapters of Killala & Achonry were amalgamated in 2013; The Cathedral of St Patrick, Killala, becoming also the diocesan Cathedral of Achonry. The Dean of Killala is the Very Revd Alistair Grimason, also Dean of Tuam. List of deans of Killala *1613: William Flanagan *1628/9–1635: William Buchanan (afterwards Dean of Achonry, 1635) *1635: Robert Forgie *1664: Henry Dodwell *1674: Alexander Murray *1701–1718: Francis Knapp *1718–1724: Jonathan Smedley (afterwards Dean of Clogher, 1724) *1724–?1741: Peter Maturin (died 1741) *1741–1770: Theophilus Brocas *1770–1795: John Brocas *1795: Thomas Vesey Dawson *1796–1799: Thomas Thompson *1800–1805: Walter Blake Kirwan *1806–1817: Edmund Burton *1817– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Patrick's Cathedral, Killala
St Patrick's Cathedral, Killala is one of two cathedral churches (the other is St Mary's Cathedral, Tuam) in the Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe of the Church of Ireland. It is situated on the Ballina to Ballycastle road in the small coastal village of Killala, County Mayo, Ireland, in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh. The Cathedral Church of St Patrick is one of Ireland’s smallest cathedrals and consists of a long rectangular four-bay gable-ended nave (32 m x 10 m) with a square tower and spire at the west end and a gable-ended vestry at the north end. A staircase leads to a gallery in the nave. The nave is fitted with boxed pews and a rare Telford organ dating from 1838. The graveyard contains a 9th-century souterrain with several chambers. History "The Episcopal See of Killala appears to have been founded between the years 434 and 441 by Saint Patrick, St. Patrick, who, during that period, was propagating the faith of Christianity in the province of Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Tuam, Killala And Achonry
The Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry is the Church of Ireland Ordinary of the united Diocese of Tuam, Killala and Achonry in the Province of Armagh.'' Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition)'', Church House Publishing (). The present incumbent is the Right Reverend Patrick Rooke. The bishop has two episcopal seats (Cathedra): St. Mary's Cathedral, Tuam and St Patrick's Cathedral, Killala. There had been a third, St. Crumnathy’s Cathedral, Achonry, but it was deconsecrated in 1998 and is now used for ecumenical events. Following the retirement in January 2011 of the Right Reverend Richard Henderson, it was proposed that no successor be elected immediately, so as to give a committee time to consider the future of the diocese; this proposal was, however, defeated on 5 March 2011 at a special meeting of the Church of Ireland General Synod called to consider the suggestion. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Of Achonry
The Dean of Achonry used to be based at the Cathedral Church of St Crumnathy, Achonry (closed in 1997) in the Diocese of Achonry within the united bishopric of Tuam, Killala and Achonry of the Church of Ireland. List of deans of Achonry *1582–1591: Owen O'Connor (afterwards Bishop of Killala, 1591) *1615 William Flanagan (also Dean of Killala, 1613) *1628/9 William Buchanan (also Dean of Killala and afterwards Dean of Tuam, 1661) *1661 Randal or Rodolph Hollingwood *1662 James Vaughan *1683 William Lloyd (afterwards Bishop of Killala and Achonry, 1691) *1691–1694 Samuel Foley (afterwards Bishop of Down and Connor, 1694) *1694/5–1733 John Yeard *1733–1751 Sutton Symes *1752–1791 Richard Handcock *1791–1806 James Langrishe *1806–1812 James Hastings *1812–1821 Arthur Henry Kenney *1821–1824 William Greene *1824–1839 Theophilus Blakely (afterwards Dean of Down, 1839) *1839–1850 Edward Newenham Hoare (afterwards Dean of Waterford, 1850) *1850–1872 H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Smedley
Jonathan Smedley (1671–1729) was an Anglo-Irish churchman who became Dean of Clogher in 1724. He was an opportunist and satirical victim who engaged in a polemic with Jonathan Swift and the forces of the Tory party. Life He was born in Dublin, Ireland, received his MA from Trinity College in 1698 and served as a chaplain in the British Army before getting a parish in County Cork in 1709. Despite having that office, he spent as much time as he could in Dublin and away from his parish. When Jonathan Swift was made dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Smedley pinned derogatory verses on the cathedral door, denouncing Swift. At that point, the Tory party was still in power in England, but the Whig party was ascendant. In 1715, just after the first Jacobite rebellion, Smedley was chosen to preach in for the Protestants. His sermon was full of invective for the High church position, and he accused the high churchmen of weakening the Church of England for an overthrow by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Of Clogher
The Dean of Clogher is a dignitary of the Diocese of Clogher within the Church of Ireland. The title may be held by any licensed incumbent in the diocese, not necessarily the rector of one of the cathedral parishes of Clogher. The Dean, with the Cathedral chapter, has responsibility for the cathedral life of St Macartan's, Clogher and St Macartin's, Enniskillen. The current incumbent is Kenny Hall, rector of Enniskillen. Deans of Clogher * 1606 Robert Openshawe (afterwards Dean of Connor) * 1617 Robert Barclay or Berkeley * 1660/1–1667 John Hodson (afterwards Bishop of Elphin, 1667) * 1667–1675 John Roan (afterwards Bishop of Killaloe, 1675) * 1675–1682 Richard Tennison (afterwards Bishop of Killala, 1682 and Bishop of Meath, 1697) * 1682–1716 Joseph Williams * 1716–1724 William Gore (afterwards Dean of Down, 1724) * 1724–1727 Jonathan Smedley * 1727/8–1730 Pascal (or Paul) Ducasse * 1730 Edward Cresset * 1737/8–1743 John Copping * 1743–1761 Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Blake Kirwan
Walter Blake Kirwan (1754–1805) was an Irish priest of the Church of Ireland and a noted preacher. Born in Gort, County Galway in 1754 and raised a Roman Catholic, he studied in the Jesuit school St. Omer's College, intending to study for the priesthood. Aged 17 he went to St Croix, in the West Indies, then a Danish colony, where his father's cousin was a wealthy businessman. Kirwan reportedly disagreed with slavery and did not like the climate so he returned to Europe. On the advice of his maternal uncle, the Roman Catholic Primate of Ireland, Archbishop Anthony Blake he went to the University of Louvain, completing his studies for the priesthood with distinction, and following ordination in 1777, he held the chair of Moral and Natural Philosophy. After leaving Louvain he went to London.Walter Blake Kirwan by Desmond McC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jackson (Dean Of Killala)
William Jackson was an Anglican priest in Ireland during the 19th century. Jackson was born in Mayo, County Mayo and educated at Trinity College Dublin. He was ordained in 1834 and his first post was a curacy in Headford. He was the incumbent at Castleconner from 1866 and Dean of Killala from 1872, holding both post until his death in 1885.Freeman's Journal The ''Freeman's Journal'', which was published continuously in Dublin from 1763 to 1924, was in the nineteenth century Ireland's leading nationalist newspaper. Patriot journal It was founded in 1763 by Charles Lucas and was identified with radi ... (Dublin, Ireland), Friday, 21 August 1885 Notes Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 19th-century Irish Anglican priests 1885 deaths Deans of Killala Christian clergy from County Mayo {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Skipton
William Skipton (5 November 1831 – 20 April 1903) was an Anglican priest in Ireland during the second half of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th. Skipton was born in County Londonderry and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was ordained in 1856; Crockford's Clerical Directory 1898 p1241: London; Horace Cox; 1885 and was Dean of Killala The Dean of Killala is based at the Cathedral Church of St Patrick, Killala in the Diocese of Killala within the united bishopric of Tuam, Killala and Achonry of the Church of Ireland. The Cathedral Church of St Crumnathy, Achonry, was closed i ... from 1885 until his death. Notes Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 19th-century Irish Anglican priests Deans of Killala 1903 deaths 1831 births People from County Londonderry {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theophilus Landey
Theophilus Patrick Landey (1851-1935) was an Anglican priest in Ireland in the late nineteenth and early 20th centuries. Landy was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1896. After a curacy in Galway he held incumbencies at Tumna and Foxford. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p 844: London, Horace Cox, 1908 He was Archdeacon of Achonry from 1905 to 1915; and Dean of Killala The Dean of Killala is based at the Cathedral Church of St Patrick, Killala in the Diocese of Killala within the united bishopric of Tuam, Killala and Achonry of the Church of Ireland. The Cathedral Church of St Crumnathy, Achonry, was closed i ... from 1915 to 1928. Notes Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 19th-century Irish Anglican priests 20th-century Irish Anglican priests Archdeacons of Achonry Deans of Killala {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Colvin (priest)
William Evans Colvin (26 January 1858, Co. Limerick–30 September 1949, Brighton) was an Anglican priest in Ireland in the late nineteenth and early 20th centuries. Colvin was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1890. He served curacies in Killoran, Didsbury and Wotton, Surrey. He was the incumbent at Dromard from 1895 to 1926 and Archdeacon of Killala from 1911 until 1928 when he became Dean of Killala. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929/30 p 261: London, OUP Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print books ..., 1929 Notes External links * Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 19th-century Irish Anglican priests 20th-century Irish Anglican priests Archdeacons of Killala Deans of Killala 1858 births 1949 deaths {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Callan
Wendy Mary Callan was Dean of Killala from 2012 to 2013. Callan was born in 1952, educated at Oxford Brookes University and ordained in 2000. After a curacy in Bicester she was Vicar of Shipton-under-Wychwood from 2003 until 2010. In that year she became the incumbent The incumbent is the current holder of an official, office or position, usually in relation to an election. In an election for president, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the office of president before the election, whether seek ... at Kilmoremoy. Notes 1952 births 21st-century Anglican priests Living people Deans of Killala Alumni of Oxford Brookes University {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
