The Archdeacon of Waterford was a senior
ecclesiastical officer within firstly, the
Diocese of Waterford until 1363; the
Diocese of Waterford and Lismore from 1363 until 1838; and finally the
Diocese of Cashel and Waterford, during which time it was combined with other
Archdeaconries.
The
archdeaconry can trace its history from
Bartholomew
Bartholomew (Aramaic: ; grc, Βαρθολομαῖος, translit=Bartholomaîos; la, Bartholomaeus; arm, Բարթողիմէոս; cop, ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ; he, בר-תולמי, translit=bar-Tôlmay; ar, بَرثُولَماو ...
, the first known incumbent, who held the office at the beginning of the thirteenth century to the last discrete incumbent
Henry Line. As such he was responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy and the upkeep of diocesan property within that diocese; and later, part of it.
["ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ]
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:WAterford, Archdeacons of
Lists of Anglican archdeacons in Ireland
Diocese of Cashel and Ossory