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Bishop Of Derry And Raphoe
The Bishop of Derry and Raphoe is the Church of Ireland Ordinary (officer), Ordinary of the united Diocese of Derry and Raphoe (Church of Ireland), Diocese of Derry and Raphoe in the Province of Armagh (Church of Ireland), Province of Armagh.''Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition)'', Church House Publishing (). The united diocese has two Episcopal sees, one at St Columb's Cathedral, Derry in Northern Ireland, and the other at the Cathedral Church of St. Eunan, Raphoe in the Republic of Ireland. The current incumbent is Andrew Forster, formerly Archdeacon of Ardboe, who was elected on 29 August 2019, and consecrated on 8 December 2019. List of bishops References External links Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings
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Diocese Of Derry And Raphoe Arms
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, provinces were administratively associated in a larger unit, the Roman diocese, diocese (Latin ''dioecesis'', from the Greek language, Greek term διοίκησις, meaning "administration"). Christianity was given legal status in 313 with the Edict of Milan. Churches began to organize themselves into Roman diocese, dioceses based on the Roman diocese, civil dioceses, not on the larger regional imperial districts. These dioceses were often smaller than the Roman province, provinces. Christianity was declared the Empire's State church of the Roman Empire, official religion by Theodosius I in 380. Constantine the Great, Constantine I in 318 gave litigants the right to have court cases transferred from the civil courts to the bishops. This situa ...
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William Higgin
William Higgin (1793 – 12 July 1867) was the 18th Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe from 1849 until 1853, when he was translated to Derry and Raphoe. Life Higgin was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating BA as 13th wrangler in 1813. He was the incumbent at Roscrea from 1828 to 1835 when he became Vicar general of Killaloe. In 1844 he became Dean of Limerick, his last post before elevation to the episcopate. Higgin was nominated to Derry and Raphoe on 18 November 1853 and appointed there by letters patent Letters patent (plurale tantum, plural form for singular and plural) are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch, President (government title), president or other head of state, generally granti ... dated 7 December 1853. Family Higgin married in 1820 Mary Chippendall, daughter of Thomas Chippendall, of Blackburn. They had three sons and four daughters. References 1793 births ...
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Robin Eames
Robert Henry Alexander Eames, Baron Eames (born 27 April 1936) is an Anglican bishop and life peer, who served as Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh from 1986 to 2006. Early life and education Eames was born in 1936, the son of a Methodist minister. His early years were spent in Larne, with the family later moving to Belfast. He was educated at the city's Belfast Royal Academy and Methodist College Belfast (from 1947 – 1955) before going on to study at the Queen's University of Belfast, graduating LL.B. (Upper Second Class Honours) in 1960 and earning a Ph.D. degree in ecclesiastical law and history in 1963. During his undergraduate course at Queen's, one of his philosophy lecturers was his future Roman Catholic counterpart, Cahal Daly. Ministry Turning his back on legal studies for ordination in the Church of Ireland, Eames embarked on a three-year course at the divinity school of Trinity College, Dublin in 1960, but found the course "intellectually unsat ...
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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 ...
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Cuthbert Peacocke
Cuthbert Irvine Peacocke TD (26 April 1903 – 6 April 1994) was the 8th Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, retiring in 1975. Peacocke was born at St Mary's Rectory, Dublin, son of Rt. Revd Joseph Irvine Peacocke, bishop of Derry and Raphoe 1916–1945. He was educated at Saint Columba's College, Dublin and Trinity College, Dublin, and ordained in 1927. His first post was a curacy at Seapatrick. He graduated with a B.A. 1925, an M.A. 1929. He was ordained deacon in 1926 and was curate of Seapatrick (Dromore) in the period 1926–1930. Between 1930 and 1933, he was head of the Church of Ireland Southern Mission to Belfast, Ballymacarett (Down), the main shipyard parish of east Belfast at the time of the 1920s Depression. He subsequently became Rector of Derriaghy (Connor) 1933–1935; Rector of St Mark's Dundela, Belfast (Down) 1935–1956; Chaplain to the Forces 1939-1945 (serving with the 8th Belfast Heavy Anti-Aircraft Unit in France); private chaplain to the Bishop of Down and Dro ...
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Bishop Of Kilmore, Elphin And Ardagh
The Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh is the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh in the Province of Armagh. The present incumbent is the Right Revd Ferran Glenfield, who was elected, consecrated, and installed in 2013. List of Bishops of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh See also * Bishop of Kilmore * Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh * Bishop of Elphin * Bishop of Ardagh The Bishop of Ardagh was a separate Episcopal polity, episcopal title which took its name after the village of Ardagh, County Longford in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It was used by the Roman Catholic Church until 1756, and intermittently by t ... References ---- {{Anglican Bishops & Archbishops - Great Britain Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh Religion in County Cavan Bishops of Kilmore or Elphin or of Ardagh 1841 establishments in Ireland ...
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Charles Tyndall
Charles John Tyndall DD (30 May 1900 – 3 April 1971) was the 13th Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh who was later translated to Derry and Raphoe. Educated at The King's Hospital and Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1925, his first post was a curacy at Clontarf. He then held incumbencies at Enniscorthy and then the parish of Drumcondra and North Strand before being appointed Rural Dean of Fingal and then (his last post before elevation to the episcopate in 1956) Archdeacon of Elphin and Ardagh. While at Kilmore, Tyndall was elected Bishop of Derry and Raphoe on 14 October 1958 (his election was confirmed the same day); he resigned on 30 September 1969. He was the uncle of John Tyndall, the former chairman of the National Front and founder of the British National Party The British National Party (BNP) is a Far-right politics, far-right, British fascism, fascist list of political parties in the United Kingdom, political party in the United Kingdom. It is ...
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Bishop Of Killaloe And Clonfert
The Bishop of Killaloe and Clonfert (''Full title'': Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora with Clonfert and Kilmacduagh) was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Killaloe and Clonfert; comprising all of County Clare and part of counties of Tipperary, Galway and Roscommon, Ireland. History Under the Church Temporalities (Ireland) Act 1833 ( 3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 37), the Episcopal see An episcopal see is the area of a bishop's ecclesiastical jurisdiction. Phrases concerning actions occurring within or outside an episcopal see are indicative of the geographical significance of the term, making it synonymous with ''diocese'' ... was a union of the bishoprics of Killaloe and Kilfenora and Clonfert and Kilmacduagh which were united in 1834. In 1976, Killaloe and Clonfert was united with Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe to form the united bishopric of Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe. List of Bishops of Killaloe and Clonfert References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bishop of Killa ...
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Robert McNeil Boyd
Robert McNeil Boyd MC (12 February 1890 – 1 July 1958) was the 11th Bishop of Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert and Kilmacduagh from 1943 until 1945, when he was translated to Derry and Raphoe. Educated at St Andrew's College and Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1912, to the title of the assistant curacy of Fiddown. From 1915 to 1919 he was a Chaplain to the Forces. He served in France from May to October, 1915, in Egypt for a short time and then for nearly three years, as Senior Chaplain in Salonika where he was awarded the Military Cross and Mentioned in Despatches. In Salonika, he contracted Malaria and he was invalided out of the Army in 1920. He then held incumbencies at Ballingarry and Shinrone after which (1936 to 1945) he was Dean of St Flannan's Cathedral, Killaloe, a post he held until his ordination to the episcopate. Boyd was elected Bishop of Derry and Raphoe on 18 March and confirmed on 20 March 1945. His first wife died in 1955, and he remarried in ...
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Joseph Peacocke (bishop Of Derry And Raphoe)
Joseph Irvine Peacocke (28 November 1866 – 31 January 1962) was a long serving Bishop of Derry and Raphoe. Born into an ecclesiastical family — his father was Joseph Peacocke, Archbishop of Dublin — on 28 November 1866 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he was ordained in 1891 and his first post was a curacy in Shankill, Belfast. In 1894 he became Rector of Christ Church, Lisburn. He then held further incumbencies in Dublin and Bangor before his appointment to the episcopate in 1916.“Handbook of British Chronology” By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 , 9780521563505 He was elected to Derry and Raphoe on 15 March and consecrated 25 April 1916; he resigned 31 December 1944. He had become a Doctor of Divinity A Doctor of Divinity (DD or DDiv; ) is the holder of an advanced academic degree in divinity (academic discipline), divinity (i.e., Christian theology and Christian ministry, ministry or other theologies. The term is mo ...
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George Chadwick (bishop)
George Alexander Chadwick DD (10 October 1840 – 29 December 1923) was the Bishop of Derry and Raphoe. Born on 10 October 1840 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he was ordained in 1863 and began his career as a curate at St Anne, Belfast. He was then appointed Rector of St James, Belfast where he remained until 1872. He was Rector of St Mark's Armagh until 1886 when he became Dean of Armagh. In 1896 he was elevated to the episcopate, being elected on 18 February and consecrated on 25 March. An eminent author, he resigned his see on 31 January 1916 and died on 29 December 1923The Times ''The Times'' is a British Newspaper#Daily, daily Newspaper#National, national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its modern name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its si ..., Monday, 31 Dec 1923; pg. 13; Issue 43536; col E ''Death Of Bishop Chadwick. A Leader In Ulster'' References External links * * ...
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Archbishop Of Armagh
The Archbishop of Armagh is an Episcopal polity, archiepiscopal title which takes its name from the Episcopal see, see city of Armagh in Northern Ireland. Since the Reformation in Ireland, Reformation, there have been parallel apostolic successions to the title: one in the Catholic Church and the other in the Church of Ireland. The archbishop of each Christian denomination, denomination also holds the title of Primate of All Ireland. In the Church of Ireland, the Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland), archbishop is John McDowell (bishop), John McDowell, who is the ecclesiastical head of the Church of Ireland and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Armagh (Church of Ireland), Diocese of Armagh. He was elected as archbishop in March 2020 and translated to the role on 28 April 2020. In the Catholic Church, the archbishop is Eamon Martin, who is the ecclesiastical head of the Catholic Church in Ireland, metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province, Province of Armagh and the or ...
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