The Dean of Connor is based at

Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn (also known as Lisburn Cathedral), is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Connor in the Church of Ireland. It is situated in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh. Previously S ...

in the

Diocese of Connor (Church of Ireland) The Diocese of Connor is in the Province of Armagh of the Church of Ireland. Overview and history Christianity has been present in Connor Diocese for over 1500 years. Tradition holds that St. Patrick herded sheep on Slemish, in the heart of th ...

within the Church of Ireland. The chapter is however known as the Chapter of St Saviours, Connor after the previous (prior to 1662) cathedral church in Connor. The current incumbent is the Very Reverend Sam Wright.

List of deans

*1609–1615 Milo Whale (first dean) *1615 Robert Openshawe *1628 Richard Shuckburgh *1640–1661 Robert Price (afterwards

Bishop of Ferns The Bishop of Ferns () is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Ferns in County Wexford, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bisho ...

, 1661) *1660/1–1662

Francis Marsh Francis Marsh (23 October 1626 – 16 November 1693) was Archbishop of Dublin from 1682 to 1693. He had previously been Dean of Connor (1660–1661), Dean of Armagh (1661–1667), Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe and Kilmore and Ardagh. ...

(afterwards Dean of Armagh, 1662 and later

Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe The Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe, which was in the Province of Cashel until 1833, then afterwards in the Province of Dublin. History The title was ...

, 1667) *1661–1667 George Rust (afterwards

Bishop of Dromore The Bishop of Dromore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the original monastery of Dromore in County Down, Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church the title still continues as a separate bishopric, but in the Church of Irel ...

, 1667) *1667–1679

Patrick Sheridan Patrick Joseph Thomas Sheridan K.H.S., K.M., (March 10, 1922 – December 2, 2011) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 1990 until his retirement in 2001. Biography ...

(afterwards

Bishop of Cloyne The Bishop of Cloyne is an episcopal title that takes its name after the small town of Cloyne in County Cork, Republic of Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is a separate title; but, in the Church of Ireland, it has been united with oth ...

, 1679) *1679–1694 Thomas Ward (deprived for immoral conduct, 1694) *1694–1704 George Walter Story (afterwards

Dean of Limerick The Dean of Limerick and Ardfert is based in the Cathedral Church of St Mary's in Limerick in the united diocese of Limerick, Killaloe and Ardfert within the Church of Ireland. St Brendan's Cathedral, Ardfert was destroyed by fire in 1641. The ...

, 1704) *1704–?1709 Martin Baxter *1709/10–1738 Eugene (or Owen) Lloyd *1739–1743 George Cuppage *1743–1753 John Walsh *1753–1775

Hill Benson Hill Benson (1705-1775) was an Irish Anglican priest in the eighteenth century. Benson was born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was Dean of Connor The Dean of Connor is based at Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn in the ...

*1775–1802 Richard Dobbs *1802–1811 Thomas Graves *1811–1824

Theophilus Blakely Theophilus Blakely was an Irish Anglican priest. Blakely was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. he was Dean of Connor from 1811 to 1824; Dean of Achonry from 1824 to 1839; and Dean of Down from then until his death on 1 December 1855.Births ...

(afterwards

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– ...

, 1811) *1825–1838 Henry Leslie *1839–1855

John Chaine John Chaine was an Irish Anglican priest. Chaine was born in County Antrim and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was Dean of Connor The Dean of Connor is based at Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn in the Diocese of Connor (Church of Ire ...

*1855–?1888 George Bull *1888–1893

John Walton Murray John Walton Murray was an Irish Anglican priest and author in the 19th century. Murray was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. Murray began his ecclesiastical career with curacies in Derryvollan, Fivemiletown and Armagh. He was 2nd Minister at ...

*1893–1907 Charles Seaver *1907–1908 Walter Riddall *1908–1910 John Bristow *1910–?1931 William Dowse *1932–?1945 Maurice Henry Fitzgerald Collis *1945–1956 John William Cooke *1956–1963 Richard Simons Breen *1963–1976 Richard Adams *1976–1981

William Gilbert Wilson William Gilbert Wilson (23 January 1918 – 21 June 1999) was Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh from 1981 to 1993. Educated at Belfast Royal Academy and Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1942, his first posts were curacies at St Mary ...

(afterwards Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh, 1981) *1981–1990 William Norman Cochrane Barr *1990–1995 James Alexander Fair *1995–1995 Frederick Rusk *1998–2001 Brian Moller *2001–2016 John Frederick Augustus Bond *2016–present Sam Wright

References

{{Deans in the Church of Ireland Connor Diocese of Connor (Church of Ireland) Diocese of Connor