The Archdeacon of Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert and Kilmacduagh is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe.Diocesan web site As such he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 within the Diocese. As of 2020, the incumbent was Wayne Carney.
The archdeaconry can trace its history back to Donat O'Kennedy, the first known Archdeacon of Killaloe, who became its Bishop in 1231;"Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p459 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878 Charles, Archdeacon of Kilfenora, who held the office in 1302;"Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p511 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878 Meiler De Burgo, Archdeacon of Clonfert, who held office from 1550 to 1587;"Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 4" Cotton, H. pp181 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878 and Florence M'Anoglaigh, Archdeacon of Kilmacduagh who held office during 1333."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 4" Cotton, H. pp20 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
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