Eugene Magennis was at times

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 ...

during the period from 1539 to 1563. A Papal appointee from 1539, and already

Archdeacon of Down The Archdeacon of Down is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Down and Dromore. As such he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy. within the diocese. The archdeaconry can trace its history back to B ...

,"Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton,H. p230/31

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, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878 he accepted royal supremacy and was confirmed by

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on 8 May 1542. Magennis retained possession during the reign of

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; and probably attended the 1560 parliament where he took the

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16th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland Bishops of Down and Connor Archdeacons of Down {{Anglican-bishop-stub