Introduction

The Chancellor of the University of Dublin is the titular head of the

University of Dublin The University of Dublin (), corporately named as The Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin, is a research university located in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It is the degree-awarding body for Trinity College Dublin, whi ...

, generally referred to by its sole college,

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, founded in 1592. The current Chancellor is

Mary McAleese Mary Patricia McAleese ( ; ; ; born 27 June 1951) is an Irish activist lawyer, academic, author, and former politician who served as the president of Ireland from November 1997 to November 2011. McAleese was first elected as president in 1997, ...

, former

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Chancellors of the University of Dublin

* 1592–1598: The 1st Baron Burghley * 1598–1601: The 2nd Earl of Essex * 1601–1612: The 1st Earl of Salisbury (known as Viscount Cranborne until 1605) * 1612–1633: Dr George Abbot,

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* 1633–1645: Dr

William Laud William Laud (; 7 October 1573 – 10 January 1645) was a bishop in the Church of England. Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury by Charles I of England, Charles I in 1633, Laud was a key advocate of Caroline era#Religion, Charles I's religious re ...

* 1645–1653: The 1st Marquess of Ormonde (created the 1st Duke of Ormonde in 1661) * 1653–1660:

Henry Cromwell Henry Cromwell (20 January 1628 – 23 March 1674) was the fourth son of Oliver Cromwell and Elizabeth Bourchier, and an important figure in the Parliamentarian regime in Ireland. Biography Early life Henry Cromwell was born at Huntingdon on ...

* 1660–1688: The 1st Duke of Ormonde (restored) * 1688–1715: The 2nd Duke of Ormonde * 1715–1727: H.R.H. George, Prince of Wales * 1727–1728: ''Vacant'' * 1728–1751: H.R.H.

Frederick, Prince of Wales Frederick, Prince of Wales (Frederick Louis, German: ''Friedrich Ludwig''; 31 January 1707 – 31 March 1751) was the eldest son and heir apparent of King George II of Great Britain. He grew estranged from his parents, King George and Queen C ...

* 1751–1765: H.R.H. The Duke of Cumberland * 1765–1771: The 4th Duke of Bedford * 1771–1805: H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh * 1805–1851: H.R.H. The Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale (succeeded as H.M.

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Ernest Augustus of

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in June 1837) * 1851–1862:

Lord John Beresford Lord John George de la Poer Beresford (22 November 1773 – 18 July 1862) was an Anglican archbishop and Primate. Background Born at Tyrone House, Dublin, he was the second surviving son of George de La Poer Beresford, 1st Marquess of Water ...

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 success ...

* 1862–1867: The 3rd Earl of Rosse, President of the

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(UK) * 1867–1885: The 1st Baron Cairns (created The 1st Earl Cairns in 1878),

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, (1868 and 1874–1880) * 1885–1908: The 4th Earl of Rosse, vice-president of the

in 1881 and 1887. President of the

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from 1896 * 1908–1927: The 1st Viscount Iveagh (created The 1st Earl of Iveagh in 1919) * 1927–1963: The 2nd Earl of Iveagh * 1963–1982: Frederick Boland * 1982–1984:

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William Bedell Stanford William Bedell Stanford (16 January 1910 – 30 December 1984) was an Irish classical scholar and senator. He was Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity College Dublin from 1940 to 1980, and served as chancellor of the University of Dublin from ...

* 1985–1998: Francis O'Reilly * 1998–2019:

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* 2019–present:

Vice-Chancellors and Pro-Chancellors of the University of Dublin

The Chancellor of the University of Dublin is supported by a number of Pro-Chancellors who may act in his/her place. The appointment was formerly known as the

Vice-Chancellor A vice-chancellor (commonly called a VC) serves as the chief executive of a university in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, other Commonwealth of Nati ...

; this post was held by one individual who acted as deputy to the Chancellor. In 1964, the Vice-Chancellor was replaced by a group of Pro-Chancellors (up to a maximum of six): the seniority of the Pro-Chancellors is determined by date of election.

Vice-Chancellors

* 1: Henry Alvey (1609–1612) (had been Provost, 1601–1609) * 2: The Revd Luke Challoner (1612–1613) (had been Regius Professor of Divinity) * 3: Charles Dunn/Doyne/Ó Duinn JCD (1614–1615) "distinguished legist ... son of the Chief of Hy Regan" MP for

Dublin University The University of Dublin (), corporately named as The Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin, is a research university located in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It is the degree-awarding body for Trinity College Dublin, whi ...

, 1613Return of the name of every member of the lower house of parliament of England, Scotland and Ireland, page 615
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James Ussher James Ussher (or Usher; 4 January 1581 – 21 March 1656) was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625 and 1656. He was a prolific Irish scholar and church leader, who today is most famous for his ...

(1615–1646),

, 1625-1656 * 5: The Right Revd Henry Jones (1646–1660),

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 ...

* 6: The Right Revd

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(1660–1667),

Bishop of Down and Connor The Bishop of Down and Connor () is an episcopal title which takes its name from the town of Downpatrick (located in County Down) and the village of Connor (located in County Antrim) in Northern Ireland. The title is still used by the Catholic C ...

* 7: The Most Revd James Margetson (1667–1678),

* 8: The Right Revd Michael Ward (1678–1681),

Bishop of Ossory . The Bishop of Ossory () is an Episcopal polity, episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient of Kingdom of Ossory in the Provinces of Ireland, Province of Leinster, Ireland. In the Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but i ...

(1678-1680),

Bishop of Derry The Bishop of Derry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the monastic settlement originally founded at Daire Calgach and later known as Daire Colm Cille, Anglicised as Derry. In the Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in ...

, (1680-1681) * 9: The Most Revd Anthony Dopping (1682–1697),

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 ...

* 10: The Very Revd Edward Smith or Smyth (1697–1698), Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin * 11: The Most Revd Richard Tenison (1698–1702),

* 12: The Right Revd St George Ashe (1702–1713),

* 13: The Most Revd

John Vesey John Vesey or Veysey ( – 23 October 1554) was Bishop of Exeter from 1519 until his death in 1554, having been briefly deposed 1551–3 by King Edward VI for his opposition to the Reformation. Origins He was born (as "John Harman"), probab ...

(1713–1714),

Archbishop of Tuam The Archbishop of Tuam ( ; ) is an Episcopal polity, archbishop which takes its name after the town of Tuam in County Galway, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1839, and is still in use by the Cathol ...

* 14: The Right Revd Thomas Smyth (1714–1721),

Bishop of Limerick The Bishop of Limerick is an Episcopal polity, episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Limerick in the Province of Munster, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church, Catholic Church it still continues as a sepa ...

* 15: The Right Revd John Sterne (1721–1743),

* 19. Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby (1765-1791),

* 20.

John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare Privy Council of Ireland, PC (Ire) (1748 – 28 January 1802), was Attorney-General for Ireland from 1783 to 1789 and Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1789 to 1802. He remains a deeply controversial figure i ...

(1791-1802), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1791-1802) * 21. Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden (1802-1803), Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench in Ireland (1798-1803) * 22. John Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale (1803-1806), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1802-1806) * 23. William Downes (1806-1816), Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench in Ireland, (1803–1822) * 24. Thomas Manners-Sutton, 1st Baron Manners (1816-1829), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1807-1827) * 25. The Most Revd Lord John George De La Poer Beresford (1829-1851),

* 26. Francis Blackburne (1852-1867), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1852 and 1866–67) * 27. Sir Joseph Napier (1867-1880), MP for

, (1848–1858), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1858-1859) * 28. John Thomas Ball (1880-1895), MP for

, (1868–1875), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1875-1880) * 29. Dodgson Hamilton Madden (1895-1919), MP for

, (1887-1892) * 30: John Henry Bernard (1919-1919), Archbishop of Dublin (1915-1919), Provost (1919-1927) * 31: Sir James Henry Mussen Campbell, first Lord Glenavy (1919-1931), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1918-1921) * 32: Sir Thomas Francis Molony (1931-1949), Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, (1918-1924) * 33: Michael Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse (1949–1979); Vice-Chancellor to 1964

Pro-Chancellors

* 33: Michael Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse (1949–1979); Pro-Chancellor from 1964 * 34:

Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne Bryan Walter Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne (27 October 1905 – 6 July 1992) was a British aristocrat, writer, poet and heir to part of the Guinness family brewing fortune. He was vice-chairman of Guinness plc and authored several works of poetry a ...

(1965–1977) * 35: Professor George Alexander Duncan (1965–1972) * 45: Anthony Joseph Francis O'Reilly (1994–2011) * 46: Susan Jane Gageby Denham (1995–2010) * 47: Professor Eda Sagarra (1999–2008) * 48: Patrick James Anthony Molloy (2000–2013) * 49: Professor Dermot F. McAleese (2005–2017) * 50: Professor Vincent John Scattergood (2008–2015) * 51: Professor Thomas David Spearman (2009–2012) * 52: Petros Serghiou Florides (2010–2012) * 53: Mary Henry (2012–2015) * 54: Edward McParland (2013–2018) * 55: Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell (2013–2018) * 58: Professor David McConnell (2016–2019) * 59: Sean Barrett (2018–2019) * 60: Professor Sheila Greene (2018–2022) * 61: Stanley Swee Han Quek (2018–2024) * 63: Professor Ignatius Thomas McGovern (2020–2024) ''Current'' * 56: The Honorable Sir Donnell Deeny (2014–present) * 57: Professor Jane Grimson (2016–present) * 62: Professor Shane Ann Patricia Allwright (2020–present) * 64: The Honourable Frank Clarke (2022–present) * 65: Rachel Hussey (2024–present) * 66: Professor Jürgen Barkhoff (2024–present)

References

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