George Holmes Gibson Bolton (1905–1968) was an
Anglican
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...
priest in
Ireland, most notably
Dean of Elphin and Ardagh
The Dean of Elphin and Ardagh is based in St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo in the Diocese of Elphin and Ardagh within the united bishopric of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh of the Church of Ireland. The dioceses of Elphin and Ardagh were merged i ...
from 1963 to 1967.
[ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1967/ 8London, OUP, 1967 p1332]
Bolton was educated at
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 deacon in 1930 and
priest in 1931. After
curacies in
Dublin and
Derryheen he held
incumbencies at
Newtowngore
Newtowngore or Newtown Gore, known before the Plantations of Ireland as Ducarrick (), is a village on the R199 regional road in County Leitrim, in the north of the parish of Carrigallen.
History Early history
There is evidence of a number of ...
and
Mohill. He was
Prebendary of
Tibohine in
Elphin Cathedral
St Mary's Cathedral, Elphin, is a former cathedral in Ireland.
It was formerly the cathedral of the Diocese of Elphin
The Diocese of Elphin () was established following the Synod of Rathbreasail in the year 1118. In that year the see for east ...
from 1956 to 1963.
References
20th-century Irish Anglican priests
Deans of Elphin and Ardagh
Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
1905 births
1968 deaths
Place of birth missing
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