Alfred George Elliott (1828–1915) was

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 ins ...

from 1897 to 1915. Educated at

Trinity College Dublin Trinity College Dublin (), officially titled The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, and legally incorporated as Trinity College, the University of Dublin (TCD), is the sole constituent college of the Unive ...

, he was

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in 1858 and his first post a

curacy A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' () of souls of a parish. In this sense, ''curate'' means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy who are ass ...

at Bailieborough. He later held Incumbencies at Muntoconnaught, Castleraghan and Drumlease"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889 before appointment to the

episcopate A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role ...

as the eighth

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of the United Diocese.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Alfred George 1828 births 1915 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 19th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland 20th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland Bishops of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh Place of birth missing