Archdeacon of Dromore
| Province of Armagh | |
|---|---|
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| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Metropolitan bishop | Archbishop of Armagh |
| Cathedral | St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (Church of Ireland) |
| Dioceses | 7 |
The Archdeacon of Dromore is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Down and Dromore.[1] The archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of clergy[2] within the diocese.
History
[edit]The archdeaconry can trace its history back to Andreas, who held the office before becoming bishop of Dromore in 1244.[3] The current incumbent is Mark Harvey. In between, many of them went on to higher office:
- 1663–1664: Thomas Bayly
- 1664–1665: Patrick Sheridan (Bishop of Cloyne, 1679–1682)
- 1667–1682: Patrick Sheridan
- 1832–1879: James Saurin
- 1886–: Theophilus Campbell
- 1895–1905: Jonathan Harding
- 1905–1929: Edward Atkinson
- 1930–1932: William Kerr (Bishop of Down and Dromore, 1944–1955)
- –1970: Samuel Crooks (Dean of Belfast, 1970–1985)
- 1970–1985: Jack Shearer (Dean of Belfast, 1985–2001)
- 1985–1987: William Neill
- Ken Good (Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, 2002–2019)
- 1997–2005: David Chillingworth (Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, 2004–2017)
- 2005–2011: John Scott
- 2011–2023: Roderic West
- 2023–: Mark Harvey
See also
[edit]- Archdeacon of Down
- Archdeacon of Connor
- Clanwilliam Earldom
- Freeman Wills Crofts
- John Meade, 1st Earl of Clanwilliam
References
[edit]- ^ Diocesan web site
- ^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
- ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton, H. pp295-297 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878