Charles John Tyndall DD (30 May 1900 – 3 April 1971) was the 13th

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 ...

who was later translated to Derry and Raphoe. Educated at

The King's Hospital The Hospital and Free School of King Charles II, Oxmantown, also called The King's Hospital (KH; ) is a Church of Ireland co-educational independent day school, day and boarding school situated in Palmerstown, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland, ...

and

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 Univ ...

and

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are Consecration in Christianity, consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the religious denomination, denominationa ...

in 1925, his first post was 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 Clontarf. He then held incumbencies at

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and then the parish of Drumcondra and

North Strand North Strand (Irish language, Irish: ''An Trá Thuaidh'' ) is a residential inner city neighbourhood on the Northside, Dublin, Northside of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Location and access The area is physically bounded by the River Tol ...

before being appointed

Rural Dean In the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion as well as some Lutheran denominations, a rural dean is a member of clergy who presides over a "rural deanery" (often referred to as a deanery); "ruridecanal" is the corresponding adjective ...

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and then (his last post before elevation 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 ...

in 1956)

Archdeacon An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denomina ...

Elphin Elphin may refer to: Places Canada * Elphin, Ontario, a hamlet in Lanark Highlands, Lanark County Ireland * Elphin, County Roscommon, a small town * Diocese of Elphin, a diocese * Roman Catholic Diocese of Elphin Scotland * Elphin, Highland, ...

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 John Tyndall (; 2 August 1820 – 4 December 1893) was an Irish physicist. His scientific fame arose in the 1850s from his study of diamagnetism. Later he made discoveries in the realms of infrared radiation and the physical properties of air ...

, 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 headquartered in Wigton, Cumbria, and is led by Adam ...

.''Heritage and Destiny'' Issue 39

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tyndall, Charles John 1900 births People educated at The King's Hospital Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Archdeacons of Elphin and Ardagh 20th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland Bishops of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh Bishops of Derry and Raphoe 1971 deaths Place of birth missing