Samuel Hutchinson was an

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. Formerly Dean of Dromore and

Archdeacon of Connor The Archdeacon of Connor is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Connor. The archdeaconry can trace its history from Eustacius, the first known incumbent, who went on to be Bishop of the Diocese to the current () incumbent Steph ...

he was nominated

Bishop of Killala and Achonry The Bishop of Killala and Achonry was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Killala and Achonry in the Ecclesiastical Province of Tuam. The diocese comprised part of Counties Mayo and Sligo in Ireland. The Episcopal see was a union ...

on 27 March 1759 and consecrated on 22 April that year.Cotton, Henry (1850). The Succession of the Prelates and Members of the Cathedral Bodies of Ireland. Fasti ecclesiae Hiberniae. Vol. 4, The Province of Connaught. Dublin: Hodges and Smith. pp. 67–78 He died on 27 October 1780.

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Deans of Dromore Archdeacons of Connor Bishops of Killala and Achonry 1780 deaths Year of birth unknown Place of birth missing {{Ireland-Anglican-bishop-stub