The Archdeacon of Down is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Down and Dromore.[1] As such he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy.[2] within the diocese. The archdeaconry can trace its history back to Bernard who held the office in 1268.[3] The most recent incumbent was David McClay, who was elected Bishop of Down and Dromore on 4 November 2019.[4]
| Province of Armagh | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Metropolitan bishop | Archbishop of Armagh |
| Cathedral | St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (Church of Ireland) |
| Dioceses | 7 |
Notable incumbents edit
- Eugene Magennis, Bishop of Down and Connor from 1539 to 1563[5]
- Robert Maxwell, Bishop of Kilmore from 1963 to 1661; then Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh until [6]
- John Richardson (bishop of Ardagh), Bishop of Ardagh from 1633 until 1641[7]
- Cuthbert Irvine Peacocke, Bishop of Derry and Raphoe from 1970 to 1975[8]
- George Alderson Quin, Bishop of Down and Dromore from 1970 to 1980[9]
- Gordon McMullan, Bishop of Down and Dromore from 1986 to 1997[10]
- David McClay, consecrated as Bishop of Down and Dromore from 2020.
References edit
- ^ "Diocese of Down and Dromore". Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
- ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" pp229 Cotton, H. pp250-254 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
- ^ "Archdeacon David McClay Elected as Bishop of Down and Dromore". Down & Dromore Diocese. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ Handbook of British Chronology By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 0-521-56350-X, 0713642556
- ^ "A New History of Ireland" T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F.J. Byrne and Cosgrove, A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
- ^ Alan Ford, ‘Richardson, John (1579/80–1654)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 200 accessed 12 Sept 2017
- ^ The Times, 25 June 1975; p. 2, Bishop of Derry to retire
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ "Diocese bids farewell to bishop". Church of Ireland. 13 January 1997. Retrieved 4 August 2009.