Frederick Julian Mitchell (30 July 1901 – 3 June 1979) was the 12th
Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh
The Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh is the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh in the Province of Armagh.
The present incumbent is the Right Revd Ferran Glenfield, who was elected, consecrated, and in ...
who was later
translated
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Campbell College
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and
Trinity College, Dublin
, name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin
, motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin)
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, motto_English = It will last i ...
and
ordained
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in 1925, his first post was a
curacy
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at St Mary,
Belfast
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Finaghy
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or ; ) is an electoral ward in the Balmoral district of Belfast City Council, Northern Ireland. It is based on the townland of Ballyfinaghy ().Photo of church /ref> and the United Parishes of
Kilconriola
Ballymena ( ; from ga, an Baile Meánach , meaning 'the middle townland') is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is part of the Borough of Mid and East Antrim.
The town is built on land given to the Adair family by King Charles I i ...
and Ballyclug, and was later appointed
Rural Dean
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of
Ballymena
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The town is built on land given to the Adair family by King Charles I i ...
, his last post before ordination to the
episcopate
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
. He was elected to Down and Dromore on 18 October 1955 (his election was confirmed the same day) and he retired from that see on 7 November 1969.