Edward Stopford (died 1850) was an Anglican bishopNational Archives in the Church of Ireland”Fasti ecclesiae Hibernicae : the succession of the prelates and members of the Cathedral bodies of Ireland” Cotton, H: Dublin, Hodges,1848 in the 19th century."A New History of Ireland", Moody, T. M.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J.; Cosgrove, F.: Oxford Oxford University Press, 1976, A former Archdeacon of Armagh,The Times, Friday, Sep 20, 1850; pg. 5; Issue 20599; col C Ireland he became Bishop of Meath in 1842 “History of the Diocese of Meath”, Healy, J., Dublin, Association for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1908 and died in post on 17 September 1850.
His son Edward Adderly Stopford was also a Church of Ireland cleric, and served as Rector of Kells, and Archdeacon of Meath appointed by his father. Stopford's granddaughter was the writer, historian, and nominee to the Irish Free State Senate Alice Stopford Green (1847–1929).Alice Stopford Green He was also the great-grandfather of the Anglican nun and botanist Mother Mary Clare, who died during a death march during the Korean War.
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