The Archdeacon of Cloyne was a senior ecclesiastical officerFryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 407. . within the Diocese of Cloyne until 1835;"A New History of Ireland" by Theodore William Moody, F. X. Martin, Francis John Byrne, Art Cosgrove: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 and then within the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross until 1986 when it merged with the Archdeaconry of Cork. As such he was responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy"ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 within the Cloyne Diocese."Clerical and Parochial Records of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross" Maziere Brady, W: London, Longmans, 1864
The archdeaconry can trace its history from Colman O'Scannlain, the first known incumbent, who was mentioned in the Annals of the Four Masters as having been aircinneach (an Irish word for archdeacon) of Cloyne at some time before his death in 1179."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. pp317 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878 to the last discrete holder Arthur Charles Gill.Carrigaline Union In between Thomas Wetherhead, Michael Boyle and William Steere went on to be bishops.
Archdeacons High Medieval Colman O'Scannlain Christian M. Matguman O'Donchada Maurice O'Sullevan Luke O'Murray Late Medieval Roger Braybrook William Roche John Barry Early modern Thomas Wetherhead Philip Goulde Michael Boyle Edward Finch William Steere Philip Bysse Hugh Dunsterville John Moore Dominic Meade Southwell Rickard John Jephson Michael Davies James Mockler James St. Ledger Late modern Zachary Cooke-Collis serving from 1810 until his death in 1834."Clerical and Parochial Records of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross" Brady, W.M. pp226/7: London; Longmans; 1864 William Ryder, serving from 1834Ecclesiastical Intelligence. The Essex Standard, and Colchester, Chelmsford, Maldon, Harwich, and General County Advertiser (Colchester, England), Friday, 24 October 1834; pg. ; Issue 199. until his death."Clerical and Parochial Records of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross" Brady, W.M. pp227/8: London; Longmans; 1864 in 1862 Robert Evansfrom 1862 until 1873."Clerical and Parochial Records of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross from 1863 until the present time" Cole, J.H. Cork, Guy and Co, 1903 Henry Jellett, serving from 1853 to 1889 Robert Cooper Wills, serving from 1889"Historical and Topographical Notes (Vol IV-on Buttevant, Castletownroche, Doneraile and Mallow)" White, J.G. p78: Cork, Guy & Co, 1916 until 1919 Thomas Abbott Samuel Dorman Thomas Royse Joseph Warner Desmond Hutchinson Arthur Gill
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