The Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh was the Ordinary

Ordinary

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 of the Church of Ireland

Church of Ireland

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 diocese

Diocese

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 of Clonfert

Clonfert

Clonfert is a small village in east County Galway, Ireland. It is half way between Ballinasloe and Portumna.Clonfert Cathedral is situated in the village, which is the see of the Diocese of Clonfert.-See also:* List of towns and villages in Ireland...

 and Kilmacduagh

Kilmacduagh

Kilmacduagh is a small village in south County Galway, near Gort, in Ireland. It is best known for Kilmacduagh monastery, seat of the Diocese of that name. The diocese is now part of the Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe in...

, comprising the southern part of County Galway

County Galway

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 and a small area of County Roscommon

County Roscommon

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, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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History

Roland Lynch, Bishop of Kilmacduagh

Bishop of Kilmacduagh

The Bishop of Kilmacduagh was an episcopal title which took its name after the village of Kilmacduagh in County Galway, Ireland. In both the Church of Ireland and the Roman Catholic Church, the title is now united with other bishoprics.-History:...

, held the see

Episcopal See

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 of Clonfert "in commendam

In Commendam

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" from 1602 until his death in 1625; thereafter the sees of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh were united. Under the Church Temporalities Act 1834, the see of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh were united with Killaloe and Kilfenora

Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora

The Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Killaloe and Kilfenora in the Province of Cashel; comprising all of County Clare and the northern part of County Tipperary, Ireland....

 to form the united bishopric of Killaloe and Clonfert

Bishop of Killaloe and Clonfert

The Bishop of Killaloe and Clonfert was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Killaloe and Clonfert; comprising all of County Clare and part of counties of Tipperary, Galway and Roscommon, Ireland.-History:Under the Church Temporalities Act 1833, the Episcopal see was a union of the...

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List of Bishops of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh

Bishops of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1627	1643	Robert Dawson	Nominated 29 August 1626; consecrated 4 May 1627; died 13 April 1643
1644	1664	William Bailey William Bailie William Bailie was a native of Ayrshire, Scotland. In 1610 , under the Ulster Plantation, William was given a grant of in the proportion of Toneregie, now Tandragee, in the Barony of Clankee in Co. Cavan. He built a Bailieborough Castle close to what was to become the town of Bailieborough and...	Nominated 22 December 1643; consecrated 2 May 1644; died 11 August 1664
1664	1684	Edward Wolley	Nominated 5 November 1664; consecrated 16 April 1665; died 1684; also known as Edward Woolly
1684	1690	See vacant	During part of this period, the see's revenues were transferred to the Catholic Bishop of Clonfert by King James II James II of England James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
1691	1722	William FitzGerald	Nominated 9 December 1690; consecrated 26 July 1691; died 1722
1722	1724	Theophilus Bolton	Nominated 17 August 1722; consecrated 30 September 1722; translated to Elphin 16 April 1724
1724	1730	Arthur Price	Nominated 19 March 1724; consecrated 3 May 1724; translated to Ferns Bishop of Ferns The Bishop of Ferns is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Ferns in County Wexford, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:...  26 May 1730
1730	1731	Edward Synge	Nominated 14 May 1730; consecrated 7 June 1730; translated to Cloyne Bishop of Cloyne The Bishop of Cloyne is an episcopal title which takes its name after the small town of Cloyne in County Cork, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it is a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics....  22 March 1732
1732	1735	Mordecai Cary Mordecai Cary -Early years:Mordecai Cary was born in London on 7 August 1687 and baptized eight days later at St Faith-under-St.Pauls' He was the eldest son of John Carrey, citizen and cook, of Ivy Lane, who married Jane Cheese on 15 June 1684 at Temple Church...	Nominated 18 February 1732; consecrated 26 March 1732; translated to Killala Bishop of Killala The Bishop of Killala is an episcopal title which takes its name after the town of Killala in County Mayo, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:...  20 December 1735; also known as Mordecai Carey
1735	1752	John Whitcomb	Nominated 22 November 1735; consecrated 4 January 1736; also held Kilfenora Bishop of Kilfenora The Bishop of Kilfenora was a separate episcopal title which took its name after the village of Kilfenora in County Clare, Ireland. In both the Church of Ireland and the Roman Catholic Church, the title is now united with other bishoprics.-History:...  "in commendam In Commendam In canon law, commendam was a form of transferring an ecclesiastical benefice in trust to the custody of a patron... " 1742-1752; translated to Down, Connor and Dromore Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore The Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Down, Connor and Dromore; comprising all County Down and County Antrim, including the city of Belfast.-History:...  21 March 1752
1752	1753	Arthur Smyth Arthur Smyth The Most Rev Arthur Smyth was Archbishop of Dublin from 1766 until his death in 1772. He had previously been Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh, Down and Connor and Meath. He was an uncle of John Wesley....	Nominated 24 February 1752; consecrated 5 April 1752; translated to Down, Connor and Dromore Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore The Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Down, Connor and Dromore; comprising all County Down and County Antrim, including the city of Belfast.-History:...  24 January 1753
1753	1758	Hon. William Carmichael William Carmichael (archbishop) The Most Reverend William Carmichael , was Archbishop of Dublin for a brief period in 1765. He had previously been Archdeacon of Buckingham, Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh, Ferns and Leighlin and Meath. He was the son of the second Earl of Hyndford-References:...	Nominated 28 December 1752; consecrated 1 April 1753; translated to Ferns Bishop of Ferns The Bishop of Ferns is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Ferns in County Wexford, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:...  5 April 1758
1758	1762	William Gore	Nominated 17 March 1758; consecrated 16 April 1758; translated to Elphin 3 March 1762
1762	1763	John Oswald	Nominated 1 April 1762; consecrated 4 July 1762; translated to Dromore Bishop of Dromore The Bishop of Dromore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the market town of Dromore in County Down, Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church the title still continues as a separate bishopric, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:The...  7 May 1763
1763	1772	Denison Cumberland	Nominated 19 April 1763; consecrated 19 June 1763; translated to Kilmore Bishop of Kilmore The Bishop of Kilmore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the parish of Kilmore in County Cavan, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:...  6 March 1772
1772	1782	Walter Cope	Nominated 27 January 1772; consecrated 15 March 1772; translated to Ferns Bishop of Ferns The Bishop of Ferns is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Ferns in County Wexford, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:...  9 August 1782
1782	1787	John Law John Law (bishop) John Law DD was an English mathematician and clergyman who began his career as a Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, and went on to become chaplain to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Church of Ireland bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh , Killala and Achonry , and finally of Elphin .He was a...	Nominated 26 July 1782; consecrated 21 September 1782; translated to Killala Bishop of Killala The Bishop of Killala is an episcopal title which takes its name after the town of Killala in County Mayo, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:...  10 November 1787
1787	1795	Richard Marlay	Nominated 10 September 1787; consecrated 30 December 1787; translated to Waterford and Lismore Bishop of Waterford and Lismore The Bishop of Waterford and Lismore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Waterford and town of Lismore in the Republic of Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1838, and is still used by the Catholic Church....  21 March 1795
1795	1796	Hon. The Honourable The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...  Charles Brodrick Charles Brodrick The Right Reverend Charles Brodrick was a reforming Irish clergyman and Archbishop of Cashel in the Church of Ireland.-Origins and education:...	Nominated 11 March 1795; consecrated 22 March 1795; translated to Kilmore Bishop of Kilmore The Bishop of Kilmore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the parish of Kilmore in County Cavan, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:...
1796	1799	Hugh Hamilton	Nominated 31 December 1795; consecrated 31 January 1796; translated to Ossory Bishop of Ossory The Bishop of Ossory is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient of Kingdom of Ossory in the Province of Leinster, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:The diocese of Ossory...  24 January 1799
1799	1800	Matthew Young Matthew Young (bishop) Matthew Young , Bishop of Clonfert, was an eminent Irish mathematician and natural philosopher.-Biography:He was born in County Roscommon in 1750, entered Trinity College in 1766, and was elected Fellow and took orders in 1775. In 1798 the bishopric of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh was most...	Nominated 15 January 1799; consecrated 3 February 1799; died 28 November 1800
1801	1802	George de la Poer Beresford George Beresford (clergyman) The Right Reverend George de la Poer Beresford , was an Irish clergyman.A member of the Beresford family headed by the Marquess of Waterford, Beresford was the son of John Beresford, younger son of Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone...	Nominated 23 December 1800; consecrated 1 February 1801; translated to Kilmore Bishop of Kilmore The Bishop of Kilmore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the parish of Kilmore in County Cavan, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:...  1 March 1802
1802	1804	Nathaniel Alexander Nathaniel Alexander (bishop) Nathaniel Alexander , was an Anglican Bishop in Ireland during the first half of the 19th century.He was born in 1760 and educated at Harrow and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He was appointed Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh in 1802 and translated to Killaloe in 1804. Only six months later he...	Nominated 13 January 1802; consecrated 21 March 1802; translated to Killaloe
1804	1834	Christopher Butson	Nominated 13 January 1802; consecrated 29 July 1804; became bishop of the united see of Killaloe and Clonfert 29 January 1834
In 1834, Clonfert and Kilmacduagh became part of the united bishopric of Killaloe and Clonfert Bishop of Killaloe and Clonfert The Bishop of Killaloe and Clonfert was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Killaloe and Clonfert; comprising all of County Clare and part of counties of Tipperary, Galway and Roscommon, Ireland.-History:Under the Church Temporalities Act 1833, the Episcopal see was a union of the...