Richard Deane was an Irish

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priest in the second half of the 17th century. Daene was educated at

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after which he became

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. He was deprived after the

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. In 1662 he became a

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of Lismore and a year later

Archdeacon of Waterford The Archdeacon of Waterford was a senior ecclesiastical officer within firstly, the Diocese of Waterford until 1363; the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore from 1363 until 1838; and finally the Diocese of Cashel and Waterford, during which time it ...

,"Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p151 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878 He was archdeacon until his resignation in 1667; and prebendary until 1680.

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17th-century Irish Anglican priests Archdeacons of Waterford Alumni of Trinity College Dublin {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub