Thomas Barnard (–1806) was an
Anglican clergyman who served in the
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland ( ga, Eaglais na hÉireann, ; sco, label=Ulster-Scots, Kirk o Airlann, ) is a Christian church in Ireland and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. It is organised on an all-Ireland basis and is the second l ...
as
Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora
The Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Killaloe and Kilfenora in the Province of Cashel; comprising all of County Clare and the northern part of County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland.
The Ep ...
(1780–1794) and
Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe
The Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe, which was in the Province of Cashel until 1833, then afterwards in the Province of Dublin.
History
The title was ...
(1794–1806).
Born in 1726 or 1728, he was the eldest son of Dr.
William Barnard,
Bishop of Raphoe
The Bishop of Raphoe ( ) is an episcopal title which takes its name after the town of Raphoe in County Donegal, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bish ...
(later
of Derry). He was educated at
Westminster School
Westminster School is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school in Westminster, London, England, in the precincts of Westminster Abbey. It derives from a charity school founded by Westminster Benedictines before the 1066 Norman Conquest, as d ...
, where he was admitted a
King's Scholar
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in 1741, but he almost certainly spent some time at Leeds Grammar School. Later he went to
Corpus Christi College,
Oxford
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, and was awarded with a
Bachelor of Arts
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in 1756,
Master of Arts
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in 1760 and
Bachelor of Divinity
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in 1769.
He was successively
Vicar
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of
Maghera
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(1751–1760),
Archdeacon
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of
Derry
Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. Th ...
(1760–1769), and
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 2 ...
(1769–1780). He was nominated Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora by
King George III
George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great B ...
on 29 January 1780 and consecrated bishop at the
Chapel Royal
The Chapel Royal is an establishment in the Royal Household serving the spiritual needs of the sovereign and the British Royal Family. Historically it was a body of priests and singers that travelled with the monarch. The term is now also appl ...
in
Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle ( ga, Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a former Motte-and-bailey castle and current Irish government complex and conference centre. It was chosen for its position at the highest point of central Dublin.
Until 1922 it was the ...
on 20 February 1780. The principal
consecrator
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The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Church ...
was
Charles Agar,
Archbishop of Cashel, and the principal co-consecrators were
William Newcome,
Bishop of Waterford and Lismore and Isaac Mann,
Bishop of Cork and Ross. Fourteen years later, he was
translated to the bishopric of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe; having been nominated to the see on 14 August 1794 and by
letters patent
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on 12 September 1794.
He was a member of the
Literary Club, and well known as the friend of
Samuel Johnson
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,
Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 – 4 April 1774) was an Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright, dramatist and poet, who is best known for his novel '' The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1766), his pastoral poem '' The Deserted Village'' (1770), and his ...
, Sir
Joshua Reynolds,
Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke (; 12 January New Style">NS/nowiki> 1729 – 9 July 1797) was an Anglo-Irish people">Anglo-Irish Politician">statesman, economist, and philosopher. Born in Dublin, Burke served as a member of Parliament (MP) between 1766 and 1794 ...
, Bishop
Thomas Percy, and other literary characters of his day. He married Anne Browne of co. Carlow in 1758 and secondly Jane Ross-Lewin.
He died in his 80th year, at
Wimbledon in
Surrey, on 7 June 1806.
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1726 births
1728 births
1806 deaths
People educated at Westminster School, London
Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Deans of Derry
Bishops of Killaloe and Kilfenora
Bishops of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe
Diocese of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe
18th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland
19th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland