Denison Cumberland was an 18th-century
Anglican bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
in
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
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He was nominated
Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh
The Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh, comprising the southern part of County Galway and a small area of County Roscommon, Ireland. In 1834, Clonfert and Kilmacduagh ...
on 19 April 1763 and consecrated on 19 June that year; and translated to
Kilmore["London: being an accurate history and description of the British Volume 6" Hughson,D: London,W.Stratford 1809] on 6 March 1772. He died in office in November 1774 and was buried in the grounds of
Kilmore Cathedral on 22 November 1774. He was a grandson of
Richard Cumberland, and married Johanna Bentley, daughter of
Richard Bentley. Their daughter was
Mary Alcock
Mary Alcock (née Cumberland, – 1798) was an English poet, essayist, and philanthropist. She was part of Lady Anne Miller's literary circle in Bath.
Biography
Mary Cumberland was the youngest child of Joanna Bentley (1704/5–1775) a ...
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References
Bishops of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh
Anglican bishops of Kilmore
1774 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Place of birth missing
Place of death missing
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