George Synge
George Synge was Bishop of Cloyne from 1638 until his death in 1652.[1]
A nayive of Bridgnorth,[2] he was educated at Balliol College, Oxford.[3] He came to Ireland as Chaplain to Christopher Hampton, Archbishop of Armagh and Vicar general of Armagh. He held incumbencies at Donoughmore, Loughgilly and Killary. He was appointed Treasurer of Dromore Cathedral in 1834;[4] Dean in 1635, apost he held until his elevation to the Episcopate in 1638.[5]
Notes
- ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 384–385. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1 " Cotton, H. pp293-295 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
- ^ "Stermont-Synge". British History Online. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
- ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton, H. pp301Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
- ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton, H. pp291/2 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
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