John Darley (bishop)

For other people named John Darley, see John Darley (disambiguation).

John Richard Darley (1799 – 1884), a "man who laboured strenuously to awaken and sustain the practical interest of the clergy and laity",^[1] was a 19th-century Irish Anglican bishop.^[2]

Born in County Monaghan and educated at the Royal School Dungannon and Trinity College, Dublin,^[3] he was later Headmaster of his old school.^[4] Ordained in 1826 he was the Rector of Drumgoon and Archdeacon of Ardagh before elevation to the episcopate^[5] as the 6th bishop of the United Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh. In 1859, Darley both built and financed the running of a school at Cootehill, Co. Cavan. Today, this school is known as the Darley National School.^[6]

References

1. The Times, 22 January 1884; p. 6. "Obituary John Richard Darley"
2. "Darley , John Richard (1799–1884)'", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Blacker,B.H (Oxford, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004) ISBN 0-19-861411-X
3. "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p211: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
4. Genealogical web site
5. IRELAND. Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper(London, England), Sunday, 27 September 1874; Issue 1662
6. Jonathan A. Smyth, 'John Richard Darley (1799-1884), Bishop, Scholar & Philanthropist', Breifne, vol.xi, no.44. (2008)

Religious titles
Preceded by Thomas Carson	Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh 1874 –1884	Succeeded by Samuel Shone