Charles Tyndall
Charles John Tyndall DD (30 May 1900 – 3 April 1971)[1] was the 13th Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh [2] who was later translated to Derry and Raphoe.[3]
Educated at The King's Hospital and Trinity College, Dublin[4] and ordained in 1925, his first post was a curacy at Clontarf.[5] He then held incumbencies at Enniscorthy and Drumcondra before being appointed Rural Dean of Fingal and then (his last post before elevation to the Episcopate in 1956[6]) Archdeacon of Elphin and Ardagh. While at Kilmore, Tyndall was elected Bishop of Derry and Raphoe on 14 October 1958 (his election was confirmed the same day); he resigned on 30 September 1969.
He was the uncle of John Tyndall, the former chairman of the National Front and founder of the British National Party.[7]
References
- ^ Obituary-Bishop Tyndall The Times Monday, 5 Apr 1971; pg. 14; Issue 58139; col F
- ^ Ecclesiastical News Bishop Of Kilmore to be translated The Times Saturday, 17 Dec 1955; pg. 8; Issue 53406; col E
- ^ "Personal correspondence". Archived from the original on 3 July 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ^ Consecrated 2 February 1956: "Handbook of British Chronology" By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 0-521-56350-X, 9780521563505
- ^ Heritage and Destiny Issue 39