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Dean Of Down
The Dean of Down is based in The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Downpatrick within the Diocese of Down and Dromore of the Church of Ireland. The current incumbent is T. Henry Hull. Deans of Down *1541 Connor Magennis *1609–1622 John Gibson *1623–1627 Robert Dawson (afterwards Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh, 1627) *1627–1635 Henry Leslie (afterwards 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 C ..., 1635 *1635 William Coote (died before 1657) *1661/2 Thomas Bayly (afterwards Archdeacon of Connor, 1663 and then Bishop of Killala and Achonry, 1664) *1663/4–1669 Daniel Witter (afterwards Bishop of Killaloe *1669–1681/2 William Sheridan (afterwards Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh, 1682) *1682–1682 Benjamin Phipps *16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down Cathedral
Down Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of Ireland cathedral located in the town of Downpatrick in Northern Ireland. It stands on Cathedral Hill overlooking the town. It is one of two cathedrals in the Diocese of Down and Dromore (the other is Dromore Cathedral). The cathedral is the centre point of Downpatrick, a relatively new name for the settlement, having only come into usage in the seventeenth century. History The annals record that St Fergus was the first bishop of Down and there are good historical reasons to connect him, from about the end of the sixth century, to the broad area of mid-Down. Although not as ancient or carrying such well-attested historical importance as nearby Bangor Abbey, there is little doubt that in the period of the Celtic Christianity, Celtic church, when monasticism was such a hallmark of Christian settlements, that a community of monks lived on - or near - the hill overlooking the Quoile. These would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Pratt
Benjamin Pratt (17 April 1669 – 22 June 1721) was an Anglo-Irish academic who served as the 18th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1710 to 1717. He was later Dean of Down. Life Pratt was born in 1669 in Garradice, near Summerhill, County Meath Summerhill () is a heritage village in County Meath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located in the south of the county, between Trim, County Meath, Trim and Kilcock on the R158 road, R158 and west of Dunboyne on the R156 road, R156. It is .... He was the son of a landowner. In 1692, he graduated from Trinity College; the following year, he was elected a Fellow. In 1710, Provost Peter Browne, after having been invited by Queen Anne, successfully recommended Pratt as Provost. Pratt was forced to resign his post as Provost in 1717, due to the threat of an inquiry into his alleged Jacobite sympathies. References 1660s births 1721 deaths Provosts of Trinity College Dublin Year of birth uncertain People from C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Of Belfast
The Dean of Belfast is the senior official of St Anne's Cathedral in the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland and head of the Chapter, its governing body. List of deans of Belfast * 1894–1899: Henry Stewart O’Hara; first dean of Belfast (afterwards Bishop of Cashel and Waterford, 1900) * 1899–1903: Charles Frederick D’Arcy; became Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin, and subsequently Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore, briefly Archbishop of Dublin, and finally Archbishop of Armagh * 1903–1911: John Joseph Robinson * 1911–1919: Charles Thornton Primrose Grierson (afterwards Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore, 1919) * 1919–1926: Thomas Gibson George Collins (afterwards Bishop of Meath, 1926) * 1926–1932: Henry Robert Brett * 1932–1945: William Shaw Kerr * 1945–1956: Robert Cyril Hamilton Glover Elliott (afterwards Bishop of Connor, 1956) * 1956–1970: Cuthbert Peacocke (afterwards Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, 1970) * 1970–1985: Samuel Bennett Crook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Elliott
Robert Cyril Hamilton Glover Elliott (known as Cyril; 1890–1977) was an eminent Irish clergyman in the middle of the 20th century. Ordained in 1915, he began his career as a chaplain to the Forces, after which he was Rector of All Saints, Belfast, Vicar of Ballymacarrett then Rector of Downpatrick. Promotion to be Dean of St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast, followed, after which he was elevated to the episcopate as Bishop of Connor. In retirement he continued to serve the Church as a Sub-Prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem. Early life Robert Cyril Hamilton Glover Elliott was born in November 1890 in Dublin, Ireland. His father, Revd. Canon Anthony Lewis Elliott, was the Rector of Killiney, Dublin. As a rector, Elliot's father acted as an administrator not only to the people in his parish, but also to his son. Cyril Elliott was introduced to a life of religion at a very young age, participating in church daily with his father. Education Cyril Elliott was educated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Woodward (theologian)
Thomas Best Woodward (1814–1875), M.A. was an Anglican priest in Ireland during the 19th century. Woodward was born in County Tipperary in 1814 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was Protestant Chaplain in the County Gaol, Downpatrick; and, from 1856 until his death in 1875, the Dean of Down (a maritime county in Ulster Ulster (; or ; or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional or historic provinces of Ireland, Irish provinces. It is made up of nine Counties of Ireland, counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom); t ... Province, Ireland). Publications''Treatise on the Nature of Man, Regarded as Triune; with an Outline of a Philosophy of Life'' Thomas Best Woodward, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1874, ASIN: B000JVKURSLITERARY . The Examiner (London, England), Saturday, 28 March 1874; Issue 3452''Works by William Archer Butler, M.A., Late Professor of Moral Philosophy of University of Dublin: I. Sermons Doctrinal and Pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theophilus Blakely
Theophilus Blakely was an Irish Anglican priest. Blakely was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. he was Dean of Connor from 1811 to 1824; Dean of Achonry from 1824 to 1839; and Dean of Down from then until his death on 1 December 1855.Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries The Morning Post ''The Morning Post'' was a conservative daily newspaper published in London from 1772 to 1937, when it was acquired by ''The Daily Telegraph''. History The paper was founded by John Bell. According to historian Robert Darnton, ''The Morning ... (London, England), Saturday, 15 December 1855; pg. 8; Issue 25569 References Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Deans of Connor Deans of Achonry Deans of Down 1855 deaths Year of birth missing {{Ireland-Anglican-dean-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Tuam, Killala And Achonry
The Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry is the Church of Ireland Ordinary of the united Diocese of Tuam, Killala and Achonry in the Province of Armagh.''Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition)'', Church House Publishing (). The present incumbent is the Right Reverend Patrick Rooke. The bishop has two episcopal seats (Cathedra): St. Mary's Cathedral, Tuam and St Patrick's Cathedral, Killala. There had been a third, St. Crumnathy’s Cathedral, Achonry, but it was deconsecrated in 1998 and is now used for ecumenical events. Following the retirement in January 2011 of the Right Reverend Richard Henderson, it was proposed that no successor be elected immediately, so as to give a committee time to consider the future of the diocese; this proposal was, however, defeated on 5 March 2011 at a special meeting of the Church of Ireland General Synod called to consider the suggestion. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Plunket, 2nd Baron Plunket
Thomas Span Plunket, 2nd Baron Plunket (1792–1866), was Bishop of Tuam, Killaly and Achonry. Plunket was the first son of William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket and his wife, Catherine (née McCausland). He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge. He served as Dean of Down from 1831 to 1839 before being elevated to the episcopacy as Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry in 1839, a position he held until his death in 1866. He moved to live on a private estate at Tourmakeady, where he evicted many Catholic families for not sending their children to the Protestant school. In 1852 Plunket increased his holdings to over 10,000 acres, and his 203 tenants were recorded as paying an annual rent of 2000 pounds. Plunket was a champion of the “second reformation”, an evangelical campaign which ran from the 1820’s to the 1860’s. On the death of his father in 1854, he became the 2nd Baron Plunket. On his death, he was succeeded as Baron Plunket by his younger brother. His midd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Killaloe And Kilfenora
The Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Killaloe and Kilfenora in the Province of Cashel; comprising all of County Clare and the northern part of County Tipperary, Ireland. The Episcopal see was a union of the bishoprics of Killaloe and Kilfenora which were united in 1752. Under the Church Temporalities (Ireland) Act 1833 The Church Temporalities Act 1833 (3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 37), sometimes called the Church Temporalities (Ireland) Act 1833, was an Act of Parliament, Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and I ... ( 3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 37), Killaloe & Kilfenora combined with Clonfert & Kilmacaduagh to form the united bishopric of Killaloe and Clonfert in 1834. List of Bishops of Killaloe and Kilfenora References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora Killaloe and Kilfenora Religion in County Clare Killaloe and Kilfenora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Knox (Bishop Of Limerick, Ardfert And Aghadoe)
Edmund Knox (1772 – 3 May 1849) was an absentee Irish bishop in the mid 19th century whose death at the height of the Irish Famine lead to a famously critical leading article in The Times. He was born in 1772, the 7th and youngest son of Thomas Knox, 1st Viscount Northland and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was Dean of Down from 1817 to his elevation to the episcopate as Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora in 1831. Translated to become Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe in 1834Berrow's Worcester Journal (Worcester, England), Thursday, January 02, 1834; pg. Issue 6834. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II. he died in post on 3 May 1849. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Knox, Edmund 1772 births 1849 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Deans of Down Bishops of Killaloe and Kilfenora Bishops of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe 19th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland Younger sons of viscounts Place of birth missing Edmund Edmund is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Delany (theologian)
Patrick Delany (1686 – 6 May 1768), was an Irish clergyman and described by ''A Compendium of Irish Biography'' as "an eloquent preacher, a man of wit and learning." Biography He was educated at Trinity College Dublin (which he entered as a sizar), was elected a Scholar, and eventually rose to be a Senior Fellow."Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)" George Dames Burtchaell/ Thomas Ulick Sadleir p. 222: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935. He became well known as a preacher at Saint Werburgh's, attracting the attention of Lord Carteret, then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Delany's Toryism resulted in clashes with the provost of Trinity, Richard Baldwin, who eventually forced Delany to resign from the college. Exchanging the Fellowship for the office of Chancellor Chancellor () is a title of various official positions in the governments of many countries. The original chanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Fletcher (bishop)
Thomas Fletcher was an 18th-century Anglican bishop in Ireland. Before his appointment as Bishop of Dromore in 1744 Fletcher had previously been Dean of Down. When translated to Killdare the following year he also became Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin as the two posts were held ''in commendam''. A Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford All Souls College (official name: The College of All Souls of the Faithful Departed, of Oxford) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Unique to All Souls, all of its members automatically become fellows (i.e., full me ...," Fasti Ecclesle Hibernicae: The Succession of the Prelates and Members of the Cathedral Bodies in Ireland. Vol III" Cotton, H.VArchdeacon of Casiiel. Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1849 he died on 18 March 1761. References 1761 deaths Fellows of All Souls College, Oxford Deans of Down Deans of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin Anglican bishops of Dromore Anglican bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
