Archdeacon of Dublin
| Province of Dublin | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Metropolitan bishop | Archbishop of Dublin |
| Cathedral | Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin |
| Dioceses | 5 |
The Archdeacon of Dublin is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough.[1] As such he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy [2] within the Dublin part of the Diocese,[3] which is by far the largest.[4]
The archdeaconry can trace its history back to Torquil who held the office in 1180.[5] The current incumbent is David Pierpoint.[6] In between, many of them went on to higher office:
- Geoffrey de Turville
- Henry Ussher
- Launcelot Bulkeley
- Richard Reader
- Enoch Reader
- Richard Pococke
- Robert Fowler
- James Saurin
- John Winthrop Crozier
- Samuel Greenfield Poyntz
- Noel Vincent Willoughby
- Robert Warke
References
- ^ Diocesan web site
- ^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
- ^ "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
- ^ Crockford's on line accessed Monday 5 January 2015 19:53 GMT
- ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 2" Cotton,H. pp127-1 32 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
- ^ Ireland Anglican