James Kennedy was an Irish

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 ...

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in the mid 19th century. Kennedy was born in Ireland and educated at

Trinity College, Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

. He was

Archdeacon of Waterford The Archdeacon of Waterford was a senior ecclesiastical officer within firstly, the Diocese of Waterford until 1363; the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore from 1363 until 1838; and finally the Diocese of Cashel and Waterford, during which time ...

from 1831 until his resignation in 1845, after which he was the

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of the church at Abington."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p153 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878

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19th-century Irish Anglican priests Archdeacons of Waterford Christian clergy from Dublin (city) Alumni of Trinity College Dublin {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub