The Dean of Kilkenny or Dean of Ossory is based at The Cathedral Church of St Canice, Kilkenny in the united

Diocese of Cashel and Ossory The United Dioceses of Cashel and Ossory (''Full title'': The United Dioceses of Cashel, Waterford and Lismore with Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin, ga, Deoise Chaisil, Phort Láirge, Leasa Móire, Osraí, Fhearna agus Leithghlinne) is a diocese of ...

within the Church of Ireland. The current incumbent is David McDonnell

List of deans of Kilkenny

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*1547–1552 James Bicton *1552–1555

Thomas Lancaster Thomas Lancaster (died 1583) was an English Protestant clergyman, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh from 1568. Life He was perhaps a native of Cumberland, and was probably educated at Oxford. On 11 July 1550 he was consecrated Bishop of Ki ...

(also

Bishop of Kildare The Bishop of Kildare was an episcopal title which took its name after the town of Kildare in County Kildare, Ireland. The title is no longer in use by any of the main Christian churches having been united with other bishoprics. In the Roman Cat ...

, deprived 1555) *1559–1581 William Johnson *1582 David Cleere *1603–1610 Richard Deane (afterwards

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 ...

*1610–1612 John Todd (also

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 ...

1607–1612) *1612 Barnabas Boulger *1617 Absolom Gethin *1621 Jenkin Mayes *1626–1661 Edward Warren *1661–1661 Charles Curren *1661–1666 Thomas Ledisham (afterwards

Dean of Waterford The Dean of Waterford in the United Dioceses of Cashel and Ossory in the Church of Ireland is the dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford. List of deans of Waterford *?–1223 William Wace (afterwards Bishop of Waterford 1223) *?–1252 Phi ...

) *1666–1667/8 Daniel Neylan *1667/8 Joseph Teate *1670/1-1673 Thomas Hill *1673/4-1674/5

Benjamin Parry Benjamin Parry (February 1634 – 4 October 1678) was Church of Ireland Bishop of Ossory from 27 January 1678 until his death later the same year. Life Parry was born in February 1634 in Dublin and baptised on 12 March, the son of Edward Par ...

(afterwards Dean of St Patrick's and

1677) *1674/5–1697

John Pooley John Pooley (1645-1712) was a member of the Church of Ireland, who was Bishop of Cloyne from 1697 to 1702, then Bishop of Raphoe until his death in October 1712. Career Born in Ipswich around 1645, Pooley was educated at St Patrick's Cathedral ...

(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 other ...

1697) *1702/3–1747 Robert Mossom *1747–1753

Robert Watts Robert Watts (born 23 May 1938)Adam Pirani, ''Robert Watts: Secrets of "The Temple of Doom"'', Starlog #94, April 1985, pp 23–26,62. is a British retired film producer who is best known for his involvement with the '' Star Wars'' and '' India ...

*1755–1783

John Lewis John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville ...

*1784–1795 Thomas Pack *1795–1843 Hon Joseph Bourke *1843–1877

Charles Vignoles Charles Blacker Vignoles (31 May 1793 – 17 November 1875) was an influential British railway engineer, and eponym of the Vignoles rail. Early life He was born at Woodbrook, County Wexford, Ireland in May 1793 the son of Capt. Ch ...

*1877–1901 Thomas Hare *1901–?1905 James Lyons *1905–1908 Maurice Day (afterwards

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 ...

1908) *1908–1923 Thomas Edward Winder *1923–1940 John Percy Phair (afterwards

Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin The Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin in the Ecclesiastical Province of Dublin. The diocese consisted of counties Kilkenny, Carlow, Laois and Wexford in Ireland. ...

1940) *1940–?1950 James Henry Burrows *1950–1957 George Seaver *?1957–1959 Robert Pike (afterwards

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 ...

, 1959) *1959–1969 John George Gash *1969–1970

Donald Caird Donald Arthur Richard Caird (11 December 1925 – 1 June 2017) was an Irish bishop who held three senior posts in the Church of Ireland during the last third of the 20th century. He was born in Dublin and educated at Wesley College and Tr ...

(afterwards

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 f ...

1970) *1970–1991

Brian Harvey Brian Lee Harvey (born 8 August 1974) is a British singer from London. He was the lead singer of pop group East 17. The later incarnation of the band, E-17, had two top 20 singles on the UK Singles Chart between 1998 and 1999, with the album ' ...

*1991–2010 Norman Lynas *2010–2018 Katharine M Poulton *2018 – present David McDonnell

References

{{Deans in the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cashel and Ossory

Kilkenny Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512. Kilken ...