Archibald Adair
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Archibald Adair (died 1647) was a 17th-century Irish
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bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...
. Adair was
Dean of Raphoe The Dean of Raphoe is based at the St Eunan's Cathedral, Raphoe, Cathedral Church of St Eunan in Raphoe, County Donegal, in Ulster. The Deanery is within the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe within the Church of Ireland. The Dean-elect is Rev Liz Fi ...
from 1622 to 1630, when he became
Bishop of Killala and Achonry The Bishop of Killala and Achonry was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Killala and Achonry in the Ecclesiastical Province of Tuam. The diocese comprised part of Counties Mayo and Sligo in Ireland. The Episcopal see was a union ...
. He was nominated on 23 November 1629 and consecrated 9 May the following year."Fasti ecclesiæ hibernicæ: the succession of the prelates in Ireland" Cotton, H Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1860 Deprived on 18 May 1640 (subsequently set aside), he was translated to Waterford and Lismore on 13 July 1641. He died in 1647.


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Deans of Raphoe Bishops of Killala and Achonry Bishops of Waterford and Lismore (Church of Ireland) 1647 deaths Year of birth unknown Place of birth unknown {{Ireland-Anglican-bishop-stub