Claudius Crigan (5 April 1813) was an

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clergyman who served in the Church of England as the Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1784 to 1813. A native of Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland, he was educated at

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."Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860 George Dames Burtchaell/ Thomas Ulick Sadleir p191: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 He became the

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to an infantry regiment stationed in the West Indies, and whilst there, he married Mary, widow of John Harmon of

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. After retiring from the army, he became the

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(or Chaplain) of St Anne's Church in Liverpool. He was nominated Bishop of Sodor and Man by

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on 1 March 1784 and received royal assent on 27 March 1784. He was

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on 4 April 1784 and

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on 5 May 1784. He died in office on 5 April 1813, aged 74. He had become a

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(DD).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Crigan, Claudius 1730s births 1813 deaths People from Omagh 18th-century Church of England bishops 19th-century Church of England bishops Bishops of Sodor and Man Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 18th-century Manx Anglican priests 19th-century Manx Anglican priests Christian clergy from County Tyrone