Archdeacon of Raphoe

Province of Armagh
ChurchChurch of Ireland
Metropolitan bishopArchbishop of Armagh
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh
Dioceses7

The Archdeacon of Raphoe is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Derry and Raphoe.[1] As such he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy [2] within the Raphoe part of the diocese,[3] which is by far the largest.[4]

The archdeaconry can trace its history back to Thomas O'Nahan, who held the office from 1299 to 1306,[5] to the current incumbent David Huss who assumed office in 2013.[6]

Archdeacons of Raphoe

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Archdeacons of Raphoe
From Until Incumbent Notes
1299 1306 Thomas O'Nahan (Irish: Tomás Ó Naán) First recorded Archdeacon[7]: 364 
1442 Laurence Recorded during 1442.[7]: 364 
1619 1638 Thomas Bruce (1636-1689[8][7]: 365 
1675 1689 James Hamilton Also Vicar General of Raphoe[7]: 365 
1690 1754 Andrew Hamilton Archdeacon for 64 years[7]: 365 
1754 1756 The Ven. John Hamilton Son of George Hamilton MP,[9]
1752 1772 Frederick Hamilton Also held livings at Wellingborough and Stanton;[10]
1772 1781 Charles Leslie Also Vicar General of Raphoe[7]: 365 
1781 1783 John Alcock Also Prebendary of Drumholm in Raphoe Cathedral[7]: 365 
1783 1797 James Montgomery Collated 23 February 1783.[7]: 365 
1798 1814 The Ven. Michael Kearney, D.D. Also Regius Professor of Law at Trinity College, Dublin from 1776 to 1778.[7]: 365 
1818 1835 John Ussher b Wicklow 1764 - d Belfast 1835.[11]
1835 1845 Brabazon William Disney[12] Compiled an eight-volume collection of his sermons.[13]
1846 1852 Maurice George Fenwick Bisset His wife inherited the Bisset of Lessendrum estate.[14]
1852 1877 Frederick Falkiner Goold Also Private Chaplain to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.[15]
1877 1897 Michael Bell Cox Died before consecration.[16]
1900 1919 John Molloy Rector of Taughboyne from 1886.[17]
1957 1980 Louis Warden Crooks, OBE[18] (1912–1989) Also Chaplain to the Forces and the Parliament of Northern Ireland.[19]
1983 2013 Matthew Scott Harte Also Prebendary of Howth at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin from 2007 to 2013.[20]
2013 present The Venerable David Ian Huss Also Rector of Donegal.[21]

References

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  1. ^ Diocesan web site
  2. ^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
  3. ^ History of the City of Dublin, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Day, Volume 1 p299 John Warburton, J; Whitelaw, J, Walsh, R (Eds): London, T.Cadell and W.Davies, 1818
  4. ^ Crockford's on line accessed Monday 5 January 2015 19:53 GMT
  5. ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton, H. pp127-1 32 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
  6. ^ Diocesan Web site
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i Cotton, Henry (1848–1878). Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3. Dublin: Hodges & Smith.
  8. ^ "History of the Church of Ireland, from the Reformation to the Revolution, Volume 2" Mant, R p564: London; J.W. Parker; 1840
  9. ^ Murch, Jerome (1893). "Mr. Beckford". Biographical Sketches of Bath Celebrities, Ancient and Modern, with Some Fragments of Local History. pp. 288–308. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  10. ^ CCEd
  11. ^ 'Deaths' Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Friday, 17 July 1835; Issue 10235
  12. ^ "Deputy Keeper of Public Records in Ireland : appendix to thirtieth report (Diocese of Dublin)" Dublin; HMSO: 1899
  13. ^ "Occasional and Practical Sermons" (Dublin 1847) British Library web site accessed 19:18 GMT Monday 28 January 2013
  14. ^ Temple, Rev. William. The Thanage of Fermartyn, quoted on rootsweb.ancestry.com
  15. ^ Ireland. The Times (London, England), Monday, 15 Mar 1858; pg. 12; Issue 22941. Category: News
  16. ^ THIS MORNING'S NEWS IN BRIEF Liverpool Mercury etc (Liverpool, England), Wednesday, 18 August 1897; Issue 15486. British Library Newspapers, Part I: 1800-1900
  17. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p997: London, Horace Cox, 1908
  18. ^ "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood" (PDF). London Gazette. p. 3379. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  19. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980–82 p236: Oxford, OUP, 1983 ISBN 0-19-200010-1
  20. ^ Crockfords (London, Church House, 2008/9) p 359 ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
  21. ^ Ireland Anglican
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