William Higgin (1793 – 12 July 1867) was the 18th

Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe The Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe was the Ordinary (officer), Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe, which was in the Ecclesiastical province, Province of Archbishop of Cashel, Cashel until 1833, the ...

from 1849 until 1853, when he was translated to Derry and Raphoe.

Life

Higgin was educated at

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, graduating BA as 13th wrangler in 1813. He was the incumbent at

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from 1828 to 1835 when he became

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of Killaloe. In 1844 he became Dean of Limerick, his last post before elevation to the

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. Higgin was nominated to Derry and Raphoe on 18 November 1853 and appointed there by

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dated 7 December 1853.

Family

Higgin married in 1820 Mary Chippendall, daughter of Thomas Chippendall, of Blackburn. They had three sons and four daughters.

References

1793 births 1867 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Deans of Limerick 19th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland Bishops of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe Bishops of Derry and Raphoe Diocese of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe {{Ireland-Anglican-bishop-stub