Charles Walter Congreve was

Archdeacon of Armagh The Archdeacon of Armagh is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Armagh. The Archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the Diocese. History The archdeaconry can trace its history ...

from 1738 until his death in 1777. Congreve was born at

Stretton, South Staffordshire Stretton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston, in the South Staffordshire district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is just north of the A5 road. In 1961 the parish had a populat ...

and educated at

Magdalen College, Oxford Magdalen College (, ) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. It was founded in 1458 by William of Waynflete. Today, it is the fourth wealthiest college, with a financial endowment of £332.1 million as of 2019 and one of the s ...

. He was Vicar general of the diocese from 1746. In 1746 he published ''An absolute, indefeasible, hereditary right contrary to reason and Scripture'', on . He was buried in Westminster Abbey.

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18th-century Irish Anglican priests Archdeacons of Armagh Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford 1777 deaths Clergy from Staffordshire People from South Staffordshire District {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub