Edward Flewett Darling (born 24 July 1933) was Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe from 1985 to 2000.

Biography

Darling was born into an ecclesiastical family, growing up in

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, brother to Vivienne and Evelyn. He developed a love of music from an early age, growing up as a choir boy with St. Nicholas Choir, Cork. Educated at St. John's School, Leatherhead and

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. Initially reading Classics and the arts, he later studied theology attending the Divinity School. he was also an active member of th
Trinity College Choral Society
Involvement with the society included undertaking the role of Secretary 1955/1956 alongside Assistant Secretary Patricia Mann; later to become his wife. He was

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in 1956: his first posts being curacies in

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. Initially posted to St. Luke's parish Shankill Road for three years before moving to St. John's Orangefield Castlerea. He then held incumbencies at St Gall's Carnalea,

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in 1962 until 1972 when he move to St John's Malone,

before his ordination to the episcopate over the diocese of Limerick & Killaloe in 1985. After retirement in 2000, from his posting as Bishop to Limerick & Killaloe, he began working alongside Dr Donald Davison on The

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publication, ''Companion to the Church Hymnal'', published in 2005. He became an Honorary Fellow of the Guild of Church Musicians in 2006 and was elected Executive President of the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland at its annual conference in July 2007. Edward's father, Vivian William Darling was a previous Archdeacon of Cloyne. William Flewett, his grandfather, was Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross from 1933 to 1938.

Publications

Bishop Darling was General Editor of the interim supplementary hymnal ''Irish Church Praise'' in 1990 and of the ''Church Hymnal'', (fifth edition) in 2000. Both books feature some of his tunes and texts, the latter including adaptations, paraphrases and new versions of liturgical canticles. He compiled the lectionary hymn-guides ''Choosing the Hymns'' (Collins, 1984) and ''Sing to the Word'' (OUP, 2000) and was joint-author with Dr. Donald Davison of ''Companion to Church Hymnal'' (Columba, 2005).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Darling, Edward Flewett 1933 births People educated at St John's School, Leatherhead Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 20th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland Bishops of Limerick and Killaloe Living people People from Skibbereen Christian clergy from County Cork