The Dean of Killaloe is based at the Cathedral Church of St Flannan in Killaloe in the united diocese of Limerick, Killaloe and Ardfert within the Church of Ireland. The Dean of Killaloe is also Dean of St Brendans, Clonfert,

Dean of Kilfenora The Dean of Kilfenora was based at the Cathedral Church of St Fachnan (also known as St Fachtna) in Kilfenora, Clare in the small Diocese of Kilfenora within the Church of Ireland. It is probable that the Dean and Chapter were established aroun ...

, and both Dean and Provost of Kilmacduagh. Since 2020 the incumbent is Roderick Lindsay Smyth.

Deans of Killaloe

*1602–1624 Hugh O'Hogan *1624–>1627 Richard Hacket *1628 Alexander Spicer *1637–1643 John Parker *1643–1649 John Parker (son of above, deprived 1649 but later appointed

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

, 1660) *''Interregnum'' *1661 Jasper Pheasant *1692–1699 Jerome Ryves (afterwards

Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral 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 Ar ...

, 1699) *1699–1727 James Abbadie (also known as Jakob Abbadie, writer) *1727–1749 Giles Eyre *1750–1761 Hon Charles Talbot Blayney, 8th Baron Blayney *1761–1768 William Henry *1768–1772 Hon Joseph Deane Bourke (afterwards

Dean of Dromore The Dean of Dromore has responsibility for Dromore Cathedral in the Diocese of Down and Dromore in the Church of Ireland. Deans of Dromore *1693/4 Isaac Plume *1609 William Todd *1621 Thomas Wilson *1622 John Wall *1623 Robert Dawson *1628/9 W ...

, 1772 and later

Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin The Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin was the Ordinary of Church of Ireland diocese of Ferns and Leighlin in the Province of Dublin. The diocese comprised all of counties Wexford and Carlow and part of counties Wicklow and Laois in Republic of Ire ...

) *1772–1780 William Cecil Pery (afterwards

Dean of Derry The Dean of Derry is based at St Columb's Cathedral, Derry in the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe in the Church of Ireland. The current Dean of Derry is Raymond Stewart. He was appointed to the cathedral in December 2016 and inaugurated on 28 March ...

, 1780) *1780–1781 Samuel Rastall *1781–1787 Hon Thomas Stopford (afterwards

Dean of Ferns The Dean of Ferns is based at The Cathedral Church of St Edan, Ferns in the united Diocese of Cashel and Ossory within the Church of Ireland. The incumbent is Paul Mooney. List *1272-1282 Richard of Northampton (appointed Bishop of Ferns 1 ...

, 1787) *1787–1790 John Murray *1790–1808 Peter Carleton *1808–1828 John Bayly (afterwards

Dean of Lismore The Dean of Lismore is based at The Cathedral Church of St Carthage, Lismore in the united Diocese of Cashel and Ossory within the Church of Ireland. The current incumbent is Paul Draper. List of deans of Lismore *?–1549 James Butler *156 ...

, 1828) *1828–1830 Allen Morgan *1830–1871 John Head *1871–1880 James Hastings Allen *1880–1886 Joseph Frederick Robbins *1886–1917 Robert Humphries *1917–? Henry John Gillespie *1936–1943 Robert McNeil Boyd (afterwards

Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora The Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Killaloe and Kilfenora in the Province of Cashel; comprising all of County Clare and the northern part of County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland. The Ep ...

, 1943) *1957–1972

Edwin Owen Edwin Owen (3 November 1910 – 2 April 2005) was an Anglican bishop in the Church of Ireland. Owen was educated at The Royal School, Armagh and Trinity College, Dublin. He was ordained in 1935 and was a curate at both Glenageary and Christ ...

(afterwards Bishop of Killaloe and Clonfert, 1972) ''For Deans of Killaloe and Clonfert see below''

Deans of Clonfert

*1308 Gregory O'Brogan *1319 James *13??-1392 Michael (or Nicholas) O'Kelly died *1407–1438 Thomas O'Longain *1460–1470 Simon McKeogh *1534 Roland de Burgo (made Bishop of Clonfert 1541 but remained Dean ''in commendam''; died 1580) *c1591 Donat O'Lorchan *1597/8 Arilan Loughlin *1622–1627 Revatius (or Ryvas) Tully *1627/8 Robert Mawe *1638 Samuel Pullein (fled to England, 1641, later

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 ...

, 1661) *''Interregnum'' *1661/2–1666 Richard Heaton *1666 Nicholas Proude *1669/70 Joshua Brooksbank *1692–1726 John Burdett *1726–1745 Robert Taylour *1745–1766 William Crowe *1766–1812 William Digby *1812–1850 Thomas Hawkins *1850–1864 Robert Mitchell Kennedy Kennedy's name is incorrectly printed as 'Edward Mitchell Kennedy' in both Vols. II and IV of ''Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae''
Vol II, pp. 148, 179
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Vol IV, p. 180
*1864–1866 Charles Graves (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 ...

1866) *1866–?1897 James Byrne (died 1897) *?–?1906 Philip Graydon Tibbs (died 1906) *1926–1942 Le Bel Holbrooke Edward ffrench

Deans of Killaloe, Clonfert, Kilfenora and Kilmacduagh

*1972-1986 Francis Robert Bourke *1987-1995 Ernon Cope Todd Perdue *1996-2001 Nicholas Marshall Cummins *2002–2012 Stephen Ross White *2013–2021 Gary Paulsen *2021–present Roderick Lindsay Smyth

References

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