The Dean of Ferns is based at The Cathedral Church of St Edan, Ferns in the united

Diocese of Cashel and Ossory The United Dioceses of Cashel and Ossory (''Full title'': the United Dioceses of Cashel, Waterford and Lismore with Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin, ) is a diocese of the Church of Ireland in the south-eastern part of Ireland

within the Church of Ireland. The incumbent is Paul Mooney.

List

*1272-1282 Richard of Northampton (appointed

Bishop of Ferns The Bishop of Ferns () is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Ferns in County Wexford, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishopr ...

1282)Ball, F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'' London John Murray 1926 p.53 *1558–1559 John Garvie (afterwards

Archdeacon of Meath The archdeacon of Meath is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the united Diocese of Meath and Kildare. The archdeaconry can trace its history from Helias, the first known incumbent, who held the office in the twelfth century, to the last discr ...

and

Bishop of Kilmore The Bishop of Kilmore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the parish of Kilmore, County Cavan in Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bisho ...

1585) *1559 John Devereux (appointed

, 1566 but with right to retain deanery ''in commendam'' for five years) *1568/9 Walter Turner *1590 William Campyon or Champion *1601–1625 Thomas Ram (afterwards

Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin The Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin was the Ordinary of Church of Ireland diocese of Ferns and Leighlin in the Province of Dublin. The diocese comprised all of counties Wexford and Carlow and part of counties Wicklow and Laois in Ireland. The Ep ...

, 1605 but retaining deanery ''in commendam'') *1610 (John Thoms)? *1625/6 Thomas Ram jnr *1628/9 Robert Wilson *1642/3 Anthony Proctor *1661 John Watson *1666–1670 John Creighton *1670–1672 Benjamin Phipps (afterwards

Dean of Down The Dean of Down is based in The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Downpatrick within the Diocese of Down and Dromore of the Church of Ireland. The current incumbent is T. Henry Hull. Deans of Down *1541 Connor Magennis *1609 ...

, 1682) *1682–1694 Tobias Pullen (afterwards

Bishop of Cloyne The Bishop of Cloyne is an episcopal title that takes its name after the small town of Cloyne in County Cork, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is a separate title; but, in the Church of Ireland, it has been united with other bishopri ...

, 1694) *1694 Thomas Cox *1719–1720 William Crosse (afterwards

Dean of Lismore The Dean of Lismore is based at the Cathedral Church of St Carthage in Lismore in the united Diocese of Cashel and Ossory within the Church of Ireland. The current incumbent is Paul Draper. List of deans of Lismore *?–1549 James Butler * ...

1720) *1720–1724

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(afterwards

Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh The Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh, comprising the southern part of County Galway and a small area of County Roscommon County Roscommon () is a Counties of ...

, 1724) *1724–1727/8 Pascal (or Paul) Ducasse (afterwards

Dean of Clogher The Dean of Clogher is a dignitary of the Diocese of Clogher within the Church of Ireland. The title may be held by any licensed incumbent in the diocese, not necessarily the rector of one of the cathedral parishes of Clogher. The Dean, with the ...

, 1717) *1727/8– Thomas Sawbridge *1733–1734 George Stone (afterwards

Dean of Derry The Dean of Derry is based at St Columb's Cathedral, Derry in the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe in the Church of Ireland. The current Dean of Derry is Raymond Stewart. He was appointed to the cathedral in December 2016 and inaugurated on 28 March 20 ...

1734 and later

, 1740) *1734-1740

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Bishop of Killaloe The Bishop of Killaloe ( ) is an episcopal title which takes its name after the town of Killaloe in County Clare, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bis ...

, 1740) *1740–1747

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(afterwards Dean of Kilkenny, 1747) *1747–1769 John Alcock *1769–1787 Richard Marlay (afterwards

, 1787) *1787–1794 Hon

Thomas Stopford Thomas Stopford was Bishop of Cork and Ross from 1794 and died in post on 24 January 1805. He was the son of the first Earl of Courtown. He was Rector of Kiltinel and served as Dean of Killaloe from 1781 to 1787 before being appointed Dea ...

(afterwards

Bishop of Cork and Ross The Bishop of Cork and Ross is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Cork and the County Cork town of Rosscarbery in the Republic of Ireland. The combined title was first used by the Church of Ireland from 1638 to 1660 and ...

, 1794) *1794–1842 Peter Browne *1842–1862

Henry Newland Henry Newland ( – 7 March 1862) was an Anglican clergyman in the Church of Ireland. He was the incumbent at Gorey and Dean of Ferns from 1842 until his death at age 66."Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries" ''Freeman's Journal The ...

*1862–1862 Hamilton Verschoyle (afterwards

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 ...

, 1862) *1863–1879 William Atkins *1879–1892 John R Dowse *1892–1896 Charles Hind *1896–1897 Humphrey Eakins Ellison *1897–1898 Jonathan Sisson Cooper *1899–1908 John Alexander *1908–1926 Thomas Brownell Gibson *1926–1932 Henry Cameron Lyster *1932-1936

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*1936-1949 Alfred Forbes *1949-1979 Thomas Henry Crampton McFall *1979-1994 David Kaye Lee Earl *1995-2011 Leslie David Arthur Forrest *2011–present Paul Gerard Mooney

References

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Ferns The ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular, i.e., having specialized tissue ...