The Archdeacon of Raphoe is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Derry and Raphoe.Diocesan web site As such they are responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy"ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 within the Raphoe part of the diocese,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 which is by far the largest.Crockford's on line accessed Monday 5 January 2015 19:53 GMT
The archdeaconry can trace its history back to Thomas O'Nahan, who held the office from 1299 to 1306,"Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton, H. pp127-1 32 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878 to the current incumbent David Huss who assumed office in 2013.Diocesan Web site
Archdeacons of Raphoe Archdeacons of Raphoe From Until Incumbent Notes 1299 1306 Thomas O'Nahan (Irish: Tomás Ó Naán) First recorded Archdeacon 1442 Laurence Recorded during 1442. 1619 1638 Thomas Bruce (1636-1689"History of the Church of Ireland, from the Reformation to the Revolution, Volume 2" Mant, R p564: London; J.W. Parker; 1840 1675 1689 James Hamilton Also Vicar General of Raphoe 1690 1754 Andrew Hamilton Archdeacon for 64 years 1754 1756 The Ven. John Hamilton Son of George Hamilton MP,17521772 Frederick HamiltonAlso held livings at Wellingborough and Stanton;CCEd 17721781Charles LeslieAlso Vicar General of Raphoe17811783John Alcock Also Prebendary of Drumholm in Raphoe Cathedral17831797James Montgomery Collated 23 February 1783.17981814The Ven. Michael Kearney, D.D. Also Regius Professor of Law at Trinity College, Dublin from 1776 to 1778.18181835John Ussher b Wicklow 1764 - d Belfast 1835.'Deaths' Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Friday, 17 July 1835; Issue 1023518351845Brabazon William Disney"Deputy Keeper of Public Records in Ireland : appendix to thirtieth report (Diocese of Dublin)" Dublin; HMSO: 1899Compiled an eight-volume collection of his sermons."Occasional and Practical Sermons" (Dublin 1847) British Library web site accessed 19:18 GMT Monday 28 January 201318461852Maurice George Fenwick BissetHis wife inherited the Bisset of Lessendrum estate.Temple, Rev. William. The Thanage of Fermartyn, quoted on rootsweb.ancestry.com18521877Frederick Falkiner Goold Also Private Chaplain to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.Ireland. The Times (London, England), Monday, 15 Mar 1858; pg. 12; Issue 22941. Category: News18771897Michael Bell CoxDied before consecration.THIS MORNING'S NEWS IN BRIEF Liverpool Mercury etc (Liverpool, England), Wednesday, 18 August 1897; Issue 15486. British Library Newspapers, Part I: 1800-190019001919John Molloy Rector of Taughboyne from 1886.Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p997: London, Horace Cox, 190819571980Louis Warden Crooks, OBE (1912–1989) Also Chaplain to the Forces and the Parliament of Northern Ireland.Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980–82 p236: Oxford, OUP, 1983 19832013Matthew Scott Harte Also Prebendary of Howth at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin from 2007 to 2013.Crockfords (London, Church House, 2008/9) p 359 2013presentThe Venerable David Ian HussAlso Rector of Donegal.Ireland Anglican
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