The Dean of Clogher is a dignitary of the

Diocese of Clogher The Diocese of Clogher is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction recognized by the Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic Church: * Diocese of Clogher (Roman Catholic) *Diocese of Clogher (Church of Ireland) ; See also *Bishop of Clogher The Bishop o ...

within the Church of Ireland. The title may be held by any licensed incumbent in the diocese, not necessarily the rector of one of the cathedral parishes of Clogher. The Dean, with the Cathedral chapter, has responsibility for the cathedral life of St Macartan's, Clogher and St Macartin's, Enniskillen. The current incumbent is Kenny Hall, rector of

Enniskillen Enniskillen ( , from , ' Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the middle of the county, between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 14,086 at the 2011 censu ...

Deans of Clogher

* 1390 Peter O'Heoghain"Clogher clergy and parishes : being an account of the clergy of the Church of Ireland in the Diocese of Clogher, from the earliest period, with historical notices of the several parishes, churches, etc" Leslie, J.B. p31: Enniskille; R.H. Ritchie; 1929 * 1411 Donal O'Heoghain * 1422–1451 Philip O'Mulloyre * ?–1498 Charles Maguire“A New History of Ireland” T. W. Moody,

F. X. Martin Francis Xavier Martin, OSA (; 2 October 1922 – 13 February 2000) was an Irish cleric, historian and activist. Life Francis Xavier Martin was born 2 October 1922 in Ballylongford, County Kerry, Ireland. Francis was the youngest son in a family ...

, F. J. Byrne and Cosgrove, A.: Oxford, OUP, 1976 * ?–1508 William McCaghwell * 1530–? Odo * 1606 Robert Openshawe (afterwards Dean of Connor) * 1617 Robert Berkeley (''aka'' Barclay) * 1660/1–1667 John Hodson (afterwards

Bishop of Elphin The Bishop of Elphin (; ) is an Episcopal polity, episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Elphin, County Roscommon, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but ...

, 1667) * 1667–1675 John Roan (afterwards

Bishop of Killaloe The Bishop of Killaloe ( ) is an episcopal title which takes its name after the town of Killaloe in County Clare, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bis ...

, 1675) * 1675–1682 Richard Tennison (afterwards

Bishop of Killala The Bishop of Killala () is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Killala in County Mayo, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bis ...

, 1682 and

Bishop of Meath The Bishop of Meath is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. In the Catholic Church it remains as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric. History Until the ...

, 1697) * 1682–1716 Joseph Wilkins * 1716–1724 William Gore (afterwards

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 ...

, 1724) * 1724–1727 Jonathan Smedley * 1727/8–1730 Pascal (or Paul) Ducasse * 1730

Edward Cresset Edward Cresset (c. 1698 – 1755) was an 18th-century Anglican Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity o ...

* 1737/8–1743 John Copping * 1743–1761 William Langton * 1761–1763

Edward Young Edward Young ( – 5 April 1765) was an English poet, best remembered for ''Night-Thoughts'', a series of philosophical writings in blank verse, reflecting his state of mind following several bereavements. It was one of the most popular poem ...

(afterwards

Bishop of Dromore The Bishop of Dromore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the original monastery of Dromore in County Down, Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church the title still continues as a separate bishopric, but in the Church of Irela ...

, 1763) * 1763–1781 Richard Woodward (afterwards

Bishop of Cloyne The Bishop of Cloyne is an episcopal title that takes its name after the small town of Cloyne in County Cork, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is a separate title; but, in the Church of Ireland, it has been united with other bishopri ...

, 1781) * 1781–1799 Cadogan Keatinge * 1799–1805 John Beresford (afterwards

Bishop of Cork and Ross The Bishop of Cork and Ross is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Cork and the County Cork town of Rosscarbery in the Republic of Ireland. The combined title was first used by the Church of Ireland from 1638 to 1660 and ...

, 1805) * 1805–1825

Richard Bagwell Richard Bagwell (9 December 1840 – 4 December 1918) was a historian of the House of Stuart, Stuart and Tudor dynasty, Tudor periods in Ireland, and a political commentator with strong Unionism in Ireland, Unionist convictions. He was the eldest ...

* 1826–1861 Robert Maude * 1862–1873 Ogle Moore * 1873–1899 Thomas Le Ban Kennedy * 1900–1903

George Tottenham George Tottenham (20 October 1825 – 20 October 1911) was Dean of Clogher from 1900 to 1903. He was the 10th son of Lord Robert Ponsonby Tottenham Loftus, Bishop of Clogher from 1822 to 1850, and the Hon. Alicia Maude, daughter of Cornwall ...

* 1903–1911

Charles Thomas Ovenden Charles Thomas Ovenden (11 September 1846 – 9 July 1924) was an Irish Anglican priest, author, and Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin of the Church of Ireland. Early life and education Born in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland ...

(afterwards

Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral The Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral is the senior cleric of the Protestant St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, elected by the chapter of the cathedral. The office was created in 1219 or 1220, by one of several charters granted to the cathedral by ...

, 1911) * 1911–1932 Arthur Newburgh Haire-Forster * 1932–1950 Hugh MacManaway * 1950–1958 Robert McTighe * 1959–1962 William Morris * 1962–1966 Robert Mollan * 1966–1982

Thomas Clements Thomas Clements (3 February 1916 – 15 November 1983) was an Irish clergyman who served as the Dean of Clogher from 1966 until 1982. Clements was born in Cloghan, County Offaly on 3 February 1916. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, ...

* 1982–1984 John McNutt * 1985–1986

Brian Hannon Brian Desmond Anthony Hannon (5 October 1936 – 10 January 2022) was a Church of Ireland clergyman, who was Bishop of Clogher from 1986 to 2001. He was also the father of the singer and songwriter Neil Hannon, lead member of The Divine Comedy. ...

(afterwards

Bishop of Clogher The Bishop of Clogher (, ) is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and ...

, 1986) * 1986–1989 Nevil O'Neill * 1989–1994 John McCarthy * 1995–2004 Thomas Moore * 2005–2009 Raymond Thompson * 2009–present Kenny Hall

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{{Deans in the Church of Ireland Diocese of Clogher (Church of Ireland)

Clogher Clogher (; , ) is a village and civil parish in the border area of south County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Blackwater, 5.8 miles from the border crossing to County Monaghan. It stands on the townlands of Clogher Demesne ...