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Archdeacon of Clogher

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Province of Armagh
ChurchChurch of Ireland
Metropolitan bishopArchbishop of Armagh
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (Church of Ireland)
Dioceses7

The Archdeacon of Clogher is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Clogher.[1] The Archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy[2] within the diocese. The archdeaconry can trace its history back to Reginald MacGilla Finin who held the office in 1268.[3] The current incumbent is Brian John Harper.[4]

Notable incumbents

References

  1. ^ Diocese of Clogher
  2. ^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
  3. ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" ppp89/90 Cotton,H. pp250-254 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
  4. ^ "Brian John Harper". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 12 July 2017.