Gilbert Holmes (1772–1846) was a
clergy
Clergy are formal leaders within established religions. Their roles and functions vary in different religious traditions, but usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the ter ...
man in the
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland ( ga, Eaglais na hÉireann, ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Kirk o Airlann, ) is a Christian church in Ireland and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. It is organised on an all-Ireland basis and is the second ...
during the late 18th century and the first four decades of the nineteenth century.
Holmes was educated at
Trinity College Dublin. He was
Dean of Ardfert from 1802 to 1842. He died at
Kilmore, County Tipperary on 23 December 1846.
["Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p445: Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878]
References
Deans of Ardfert
Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
1772 births
1846 deaths
Place of birth missing
19th-century Irish Anglican priests
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