Introduction

This is a list of

chancellor Chancellor ( la, cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the or lattice work screens of a basilica or law cou ...

s of the

University of Dublin The University of Dublin ( ga, Ollscoil Átha Cliath), corporately designated the Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin, is a university located in Dublin, Ireland. It is the degree-awarding body for Trinity College Dubl ...

, founded in 1592.

Chancellors of the University of Dublin

* 1592 – 1598: The 1st Baron Burghley * 1598 – 1601: The 2nd Earl of Essex * 1601 – 1612: The 1st Earl of Salisbury (known as Viscount Cranborne until 1605) * 1612 – 1633: Dr George Abbot,

Archbishop of Canterbury The archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. The current archbishop is Justi ...

* 1633 – 1645: Dr

William Laud William Laud (; 7 October 1573 – 10 January 1645) was a bishop in the Church of England. Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury by Charles I in 1633, Laud was a key advocate of Charles I's religious reforms, he was arrested by Parliament in 1640 ...

* 1645 – 1653: The 1st Marquess of Ormonde (created the 1st

Duke of Ormonde The peerage title Earl of Ormond and the related titles Duke of Ormonde and Marquess of Ormonde have a long and complex history. An earldom of Ormond has been created three times in the Peerage of Ireland. History of Ormonde titles The earldo ...

in 1661) * 1653 – 1660:

Henry Cromwell Henry Cromwell (20 January 1628 – 23 March 1674) was the fourth son of Oliver Cromwell and Elizabeth Bourchier, and an important figure in the Parliamentarian regime in Ireland. Biography Early life Henry Cromwell – the fourth son of Oli ...

* 1660 – 1688: The 1st Duke of Ormonde (restored) * 1688 – 1715: The 2nd Duke of Ormonde * 1715 – 1727: H.R.H. George, Prince of Wales * 1727 – 1728: ''Vacant'' * 1728 – 1751: H.R.H.

Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales Frederick, Prince of Wales, (Frederick Louis, ; 31 January 170731 March 1751), was the eldest son and heir apparent of King George II of Great Britain. He grew estranged from his parents, King George and Caroline of Ansbach, Queen Caroline. Fr ...

* 1751 – 1765: H.R.H. The Duke of Cumberland * 1765 – 1771: The 4th Duke of Bedford * 1771 – 1805: H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh * 1805 – 1851: H.R.H. The Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale (succeeded as H.M.

King King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...

Ernest Augustus of

Hanover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

in June 1837) * 1851 – 1862:

Lord John George de la Poer Beresford Lord John George de la Poer Beresford (22 November 1773 – 18 July 1862) was an Anglican archbishop and Primate. Background Born at Tyrone House, Dublin, he was the second surviving son of George de La Poer Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterfo ...

Archbishop of Armagh In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdio ...

* 1862 – 1867: The 3rd Earl of Rosse, President of the

Royal Society The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, re ...

(UK) * 1867 – 1885: The 1st Baron Cairns (created The 1st

Earl Cairns Earl Cairns is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1878 for the prominent lawyer and Conservative politician Hugh Cairns, 1st Baron Cairns. He was Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain in 1868 and from 1874 to 188 ...

in 1878),

Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain The lord chancellor, formally the lord high chancellor of Great Britain, is the highest-ranking traditional minister among the Great Officers of State in Scotland and England in the United Kingdom, nominally outranking the prime minister. The ...

, (1868 and 1874–1880) * 1885 – 1908: The 4th Earl of Rosse, vice-president of the

in 1881 and 1887. President of the

Royal Irish Academy The Royal Irish Academy (RIA; ga, Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann), based in Dublin, is an academic body that promotes study in the sciences, humanities and social sciences. It is Ireland's premier List of Irish learned societies, learned socie ...

from 1896 * 1908 – 1927: The 1st Viscount Iveagh (created The 1st

Earl of Iveagh Earl of Iveagh (pronounced —especially in Dublin—or ) is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1919 for the businessman and philanthropist Edward Guinness, 1st Viscount Iveagh. He was the third son of Sir Benjamin Guin ...

in 1919) * 1927 – 1963: The 2nd Earl of Iveagh * 1963 – 1982:

Frederick Boland Frederick Henry Boland (11 January 1904 – 4 December 1985) was an Irish diplomat who served as the first Irish Ambassador to both the United Kingdom and the United Nations. Family and education Frederick Boland was born on 11 January 1904 a ...

* 1982 – 1984:

Professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who pr ...

William Bedell Stanford William Bedell Stanford (16 January 1910 – 30 December 1984) was an Irish classical scholar and senator. He was Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity College Dublin between 1940 and 1980 and served as the 22nd chancellor of the university betwee ...

* 1985 – 1998:

Francis O'Reilly Francis Joseph Charles O'Reilly (13 November 1922 – 11 August 2013) was an Irish businessman, noted for his work in the reviving the Irish distillery industry and modernising Ireland's banking. He served as Chancellor of the University of Dub ...

* 1998 – 2019:

Mary Robinson Mary Therese Winifred Robinson ( ga, Máire Mhic Róibín; ; born 21 May 1944) is an Irish politician who was the 7th president of Ireland, serving from December 1990 to September 1997, the first woman to hold this office. Prior to her electi ...

* 2019 – present:

Mary McAleese Mary Patricia McAleese ( ; ga, Máire Pádraigín Mhic Ghiolla Íosa; ; born 27 June 1951) is an Irish activist lawyer and former politician who served as the eighth president of Ireland from November 1997 to November 2011. She is an academic ...

Vice-Chancellors and Pro-Chancellors of the University of Dublin

The Chancellor of the University of Dublin is supported by a number of Pro-Chancellors who may act in his/her place. The appointment was formerly known as the

Vice-Chancellor A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth and former Commonwealth n ...

; this post was held by one individual who acted as deputy to the Chancellor. In 1964, the Vice-Chancellor was replaced by a group of Pro-Chancellors (up to a maximum of six): the seniority of the Pro-Chancellors is determined by date of election.

Vice-Chancellors

* 1: Henry Alvey (1609–1612) (had been Provost, 1601–1609) * 2: The Revd

Luke Challoner Luke Challoner, DD (1550-1613) was an Irish academic. Challoner was born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was one of the three founding fellows of Trinity College Dublin. In 1597 he was appointed a Prebendary of Mulhudd ...

(1612–1613) (had been Regius Professor of Divinity) * 3: Charles Dunn/Doyne/Ó Duinn JCD (1614–1615) "distinguished legist ... son of the Chief of Hy Regan" MP for

Dublin University The University of Dublin ( ga, Ollscoil Átha Cliath), corporately designated the Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin, is a university located in Dublin, Ireland. It is the degree-awarding body for Trinity College Dubl ...

, 1613Return of the name of every member of the lower house of parliament of England, Scotland and Ireland, page 615
/ref> * 4: The Most Revd

James Ussher James Ussher (or Usher; 4 January 1581 – 21 March 1656) was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625 and 1656. He was a prolific scholar and church leader, who today is most famous for his ident ...

(1615–1646),

, 1625-1656 * 5: The Right Revd Henry Jones (1646–1660),

Bishop of Clogher The Bishop of Clogher is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and the ot ...

* 6: The Right Revd

Jeremy Taylor Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667) was a cleric in the Church of England who achieved fame as an author during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. He is sometimes known as the "Shakespeare of Divines" for his poetic style of expression, and he is fr ...

(1660–1667),

Bishop of Down and Connor The Bishop of Down and Connor is an episcopal title which takes its name from the town of Downpatrick (located in County Down) and the village of Connor (located in County Antrim) in Northern Ireland. The title is still used by the Catholic Chur ...

* 7: The Most Revd

James Margetson James Margetson (1600 – 26 August 1678) was an English churchman, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh from 1663 till 1678. Life James Margetson was a native of Drighlington in Yorkshire. He was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge, and retur ...

(1667–1678),

* 8: The Right Revd Michael Ward (1678–1681),

Bishop of Ossory The Bishop of Ossory () is an Episcopal polity, episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient of Kingdom of Ossory in the Provinces of Ireland, Province of Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remain ...

(1678-1680),

Bishop of Derry The Bishop of Derry is an Episcopal polity, episcopal title which takes its name after the monastic settlement originally founded at Daire Calgach and later known as Daire Colm Cille, Anglicised as Derry. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a ...

, (1680-1681) * 9: The Most Revd Anthony Dopping (1682–1697),

Bishop of Meath The Bishop of Meath is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric. History Unti ...

* 10: The Very Revd Edward Smith or Smyth (1697–1698),

Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin The Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral is the senior cleric of the Protestant St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, elected by the chapter of the cathedral. The office was created in 1219 or 1220, by one of several charters granted to the cathedral by A ...

* 11: The Most Revd Richard Tenison (1698–1702),

* 12: The Right Revd St George Ashe (1702–1713),

* 13: The Most Revd

John Vesey John Vesey or Veysey ( – 23 October 1554) was Bishop of Exeter from 1519 until his death in 1554, having been briefly deposed 1551–3 by King Edward VI for his opposition to the Reformation. Origins He was born (as "John Harman"), probabl ...

(1713–1714),

Archbishop of Tuam The Archbishop of Tuam ( ; ga, Ard-Easpag Thuama) is an archbishop which takes its name after the town of Tuam in County Galway, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1839, and is still in use by the Catholic Church. Histor ...

* 14: The Right Revd Thomas Smyth (1714–1721),

Bishop of Limerick The Bishop of Limerick is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Limerick in the Province of Munster, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it still continues as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been uni ...

* 15: The Right Revd John Sterne (1721–1743),

* 19.

Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby (1708 – 10 October 1794), was an Anglo-Irish churchman. Life He was a younger son of William Robinson (died 1720) of Rokeby, Yorkshire and later of Merton, Surrey and Anne Walters (died 1730), daughter a ...

(1765-1791),

* 20.

John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare PC (Ire) (1748 – 28 January 1802) was Attorney-General for Ireland from 1783 to 1789 and Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1789 to 1802. He was a controversial figure in Irish history, being described var ...

(1791-1802), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1791-1802) * 21.

Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden (19 January 1739 – 23 July 1803) was an Anglo-Irish peer, politician and judge, who held office as Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. He was assassinated during the Irish rebellion of 1803. Early life Ar ...

(1802-1803), Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench in Ireland (1798-1803) * 22. John Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale (1803-1806), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1802-1806) * 23. William Downes (1806-1816), Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench in Ireland, (1803–1822) * 24.

Thomas Manners-Sutton, 1st Baron Manners Thomas Manners-Sutton, 1st Baron Manners, (24 February 1756 – 31 May 1842) was a British lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1807 to 1827. Background and education Manners-Sutton was the sixth son of Lord Ge ...

(1816-1829), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1807-1827) * 25. The Most Revd

Lord John George De La Poer Beresford Lord John George de la Poer Beresford (22 November 1773 – 18 July 1862) was an Anglican archbishop and Primate. Background Born at Tyrone House, Dublin, he was the second surviving son of George de La Poer Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterfo ...

(1829-1851),

* 26.

Francis Blackburne Francis Blackburne PC (Ire) KS (11 November 1782 – 17 September 1867) was an Irish judge and eventually became Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Background Born at Great Footstown in County Meath, he was the son of Richard Blackburne of Great Foo ...

(1852-1867), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1852 and 1866–67) * 27. Sir Joseph Napier (1867-1880), MP for

, (1848–1858), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1858-1859) * 28.

John Thomas Ball John Thomas Ball QC (24 July 1815 – 17 March 1898) was an Irish barrister, judge and politician in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Life He was born in Dundrum, Dublin, elde ...

(1880-1895), MP for

, (1868–1875), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1875-1880) * 29.

Dodgson Hamilton Madden Dodgson Hamilton Madden (28 March 1840 – 6 March 1928) was an Irish Unionist Alliance Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom Parliament He was also a leading barrister, who held office as Serjeant-at-law, Attorney General for Irelan ...

(1895-1919), MP for

, (1887-1892) * 30:

John Henry Bernard John Henry Bernard, PC (27 July 1860 – 29 August 1927), was an Irish Anglican clergyman. Biography Bernard was born in Raniganj, India. He was a scholar in Trinity College Dublin in 1879, graduated with a BA in mathematics in 1880. He was el ...

(1919-1919), Archbishop of Dublin (1915-1919), Provost (1919-1927) * 31: Sir James Henry Mussen Campbell, first Lord Glenavy (1919-1931), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1918-1921) * 32: Sir Thomas Francis Molony (1931-1949), Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, (1918-1924) * 33:

Michael Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse Laurence Michael Harvey Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse, KBE (28 September 1906 – 5 July 1979) was an Anglo-Irish peer. Early life and education Parsons was the son of William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse, whom he succeeded in 1918, and ...

(1949–1979); Vice-Chancellor to 1964

Pro-Chancellors

* 33: Michael Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse (1949–1979); Pro-Chancellor from 1964 * 34:

Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne Bryan Walter Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne, (27 October 1905 – 6 July 1992) was an heir to part of the Guinness family brewing fortune, and a lawyer, poet and novelist. He was briefly married to Diana Mitford. Early life He was born to W ...

(1965–1977) * 35: Professor

George Alexander Duncan George Alexander Duncan (15 May 1902 – 14 January 2006), publishing as G. A. Duncan, was an Irish economist and academic, specialising in political economy and the Austrian school of economics. He was Professor of Political Economy at the Tr ...

(1965–1972) * 45: Anthony Joseph Francis O’Reilly (1994–2011) * 46: Susan Jane Gageby Denham (1995–2010) * 47: Professor Eda Sagarra (1999–2008) * 48: Patrick James Anthony Molloy (2000–2013) * 49: Professor Dermot F. McAleese (2005–2017) * 50: Professor Vincent John Scattergood (2008–2015) * 51: Professor

Thomas David Spearman Thomas David Spearman (born 1937, known as David Spearman) is an Irish mathematical physicist who is Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College Dublin (TCD), where he spent his career and at various times served as head of the department of pure and ap ...

(2009–2012) * 52:

Petros Serghiou Florides Petros Serghiou Florides is a Greek Cypriot mathematical physicist whose career has been based in Ireland. He was born in Lapithos, Cyprus, and in 1958 received his bachelor's degree from the University of London. His 1960 PhD from Royal Holl ...

(2010–2012) * 53: Mary Henry (2012–2015) * 54:

Edward McParland Edward Joseph McParland is an Irish architectural historian and author. He was elected as Pro-Chancellor of University of Dublin, Trinity College in 2013, and continues to give lectures after his retirement in 2008. McParland is the co-founder ...

(2013–2018) * 55:

Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell Dame Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell (; Bell; born 15 July 1943) is an astrophysics, astrophysicist from Northern Ireland who, as a postgraduate student, discovered the first Radio Pulsar, radio pulsars in 1967. The discovery eventually earned the ...

(2013–2018) * 56: The Honorable Sir Donnell Deeny (2014–present) * 57: Professor Jane Grimson (2016–present) * 58: Professor David McConnell (2016–2019) * 59: Dr Sean Barrett (2018–2019) * 60: Professor Sheila Greene (2018–2021) * 61: Dr Stanley Quek (2019–present) ''Current'' * 2014 – present: The Honorable Sir Donnell Deeny * 2016 – present: Professor Jane Grimson * 2019 – present: Dr Stanley Quek * 2020 – present: Professor Shane Allwright * 2020 – present: Professor Ignatius McGovern * 2022 – present: The Honourable Frank Clarke

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