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Archdeacon of Cloyne
The Archdeacon of Cloyne was a senior ecclesiastical officer[1] within the Diocese of Cloyne until 1835;[2] and then within the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross until 1986 when it merged with the Archdeaconry of Cork. As such he was responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy[3] within the Cloyne Diocese.[4]
| Church | Church of Ireland |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan bishop | Archbishop of Dublin |
| Cathedral | Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin |
| Dioceses | 5 |
The archdeaconry can trace its history from Colman O'Scannlain, the first known incumbent, who died in 1189[5] to the last discrete holder Arthur Charles Gill.[6] In between Thomas Wetherhead, Michael Boyle and William Steere went on to be bishops.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 407. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ "A New History of Ireland" by Theodore William Moody, F. X. Martin, Francis John Byrne, Art Cosgrove: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
- ^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
- ^ "Clerical and Parochial Records of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross" Maziere Brady,W: London, Longmans, 1864
- ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton,H. pp250-254 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
- ^ Carrigaline Union