Joshua Berkeley (2 January 1743 – 18 June 1807) was an Anglican priest in Ireland during the late decade of the 18th century and the first four of the 19th.[1]

Berkeley was born in Derry and educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford[2] He was Dean of Tuam from 1782 until his death.[3]

There is a monument to Berkeley within Bristol Cathedral.[4] It is by James Sargant Storer.

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  1. ^ "Returns from Dioceses in Ireland, 1805" p79: London; House of Commons; 5 June 1805
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Berkeley, Joshua" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 4" Cotton, H. p23 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
  4. ^ "History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Churches of Great Britain" Storer, J.S. p88: London; Rivingtons, Murray; Hatchard; Clarke; Taylor; and Sherwood, Neely & Jones; 1817