Samuel Kyle (5 March 1770 – 18 May 1848) was an Irish bishop of the

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who served as the 26th

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from 1820 to 1831.

Early and personal life

Kyle was born in

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in 1770. He was educated at

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. His eldest son, Samuel Moore Kyle, became

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Career

He was

from 1820 to 1831,

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from 1831 to 1835 and

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from then until his death on 18 May 1848.''

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'', Saturday, 20 May 1848; pg. 8; Issue 19868; col F

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kyle, Samuel 1770 births 1848 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Bishops of Cork and Ross (Church of Ireland) Bishops of Cork, Cloyne and Ross 19th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland Provosts of Trinity College Dublin