William Higgin (1793 – 12 July 1867) was the 18th

Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe The Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe, which was in the Province of Cashel until 1833, then afterwards in the Province of Dublin. History The title was f ...

from 1849 until 1843, when he was translated to Derry and Raphoe. Higgin was educated at

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, graduating BA as 13th wrangler in 1813. He was the incumbent at

Roscrea Roscrea () is a market town in County Tipperary, Ireland, which in 2016 had a population of 5,446. Roscrea is one of the oldest towns in Ireland, having developed around the 7th century monastery of Saint Crónán of Roscrea, parts of which rem ...

from 1828 to 1835 when he became

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of Killaloe. In 1844 he became

Dean of Limerick The Dean of Limerick and Ardfert is based in the Cathedral Church of St Mary's in Limerick in the united diocese of Limerick, Killaloe and Ardfert within the Church of Ireland. St Brendan's Cathedral, Ardfert was destroyed by fire in 1641. The ...

,''The Bury and Norwich Post'', and ''Suffolk Herald'' (Bury Saint Edmunds, England), Tuesday, 16 July 1867; p. 7; Issue 4438. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II. his last post before elevation to the

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. Higgin was nominated to Derry and Raphoe on 18 November 1853 and appointed there by

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dated 7 December 1853.

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1793 births 1867 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Deans of Limerick 19th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland Bishops of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe Bishops of Derry and Raphoe Diocese of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe {{Ireland-Anglican-bishop-stub