Bishop of Derry and Raphoe
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The Bishop of Derry and Raphoe is the Church of Ireland
Ordinary
of the united Diocese of Derry and Raphoe in the Province of Armagh.
The united diocese has two Episcopal see
s, one at St Columb's Cathedral
, Derry
in Northern Ireland
, and the other at the Cathedral Church of St. Eunan, Raphoe
in the Republic of Ireland
. The current Bishop is the Rt Rev
Ken Good, Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, who signs Ken Derry and Raphoe.
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
Ordinary
Ordinary
In those hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system, an ordinary is an officer of the church who by reason of office has ordinary power to execute the church's laws...
of the united Diocese of Derry and Raphoe in the Province of Armagh.
The united diocese has two Episcopal see
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
s, one at St Columb's Cathedral
St Columb's Cathedral
St Columb's Cathedral in the walled city of Derry, Northern Ireland is the mother church of the Church of Ireland Diocese of Derry and Raphoe and the parish church of Templemore....
, Derry
Derry
Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, and the other at the Cathedral Church of St. Eunan, Raphoe
Raphoe
Raphoe is a town in County Donegal, part of the province of Ulster in Ireland. It is the main town in the fertile district of East Donegal known as the Laggan, as well as giving its name to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe and the Church of Ireland Diocese of Derry and Raphoe.-Name:Raphoe,...
in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. The current Bishop is the Rt Rev
Right Reverend
The Right Reverend is a style applied to certain religious figures.*In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church in Great Britain it applies to bishops except that The Most Reverend is used for archbishops .*In some churches with a...
Ken Good, Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, who signs Ken Derry and Raphoe.
List of office holders
| List of Bishops of Derry and Raphoe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1831 | 1853 | Richard Ponsonby Richard Ponsonby The Rt. Rev. and Hon. Richard Ponsonby was an Irish clergyman who held high office in the Church of Ireland.-Life:He was born at Dublin in 1772, the third son of William Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly and Louisa Molesworth. He was educated at the University of Dublin, where he graduated... |
Appointed bishop of Derry Bishop of Derry The Bishop of Derry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... in 1831, and became bishop of Derry and Raphoe when the two dioceses united on 5 September 1834; died 27 October 1853 |
| 1853 | 1867 | William Higgin William Higgin William Higgin was the 18th Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe from 1849 until 1843, when he was translated to Derry and Raphoe.... |
Translated from Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe; nominated 18 November 1853 and appointed by letters patent Letters patent Letters patent are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch or president, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or corporation... 7 December 1853; died 12 July 1867 |
| 1867 | 1896 | William Alexander William Alexander (bishop) William Alexander was an Irish cleric in the Church of Ireland.-Life:He was born in Derry on the 13 April 1824, the third child of Rev Robert Alexander. He was educated at Tonbridge School and Brasenose College, Oxford.... |
Nominated 27 July and consecrated 6 October 1867; translated to Armagh Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland) The Anglican Archbishop of Armagh is the ecclesiastical head of the Church of Ireland, the metropolitan of the Province of Armagh and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Armagh.... 25 February 1896 |
| 1896 | 1916 | George Chadwick | Elected 18 February and consecrated 25 March 1896; resigned 31 January 1916; died 27 February 1923 |
| 1916 | 1944 | Joseph Peacocke | Elected 15 March and consecrated 25 April 1916; resigned 31 December 1944; died 31 January 1962 |
| 1945 | 1958 | Robert McNeil Boyd Robert McNeil Boyd Robert McNeil Boyd MC, was the 11th Bishop of Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert and Kilmacduagh from 1943 until 1945, when he was translated to Derry and Raphoe.... |
Translated from 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... ; elected 18 March and confirmed 20 March 1945; died 1 July 1958 |
| 1958 | 1969 | Charles Tyndall | Elected and confirmed 14 October 1958; resigned 30 September 1969; died 3 April 1971 |
| 1970 | 1975 | Cuthbert Peacocke | Elected 16 October 1969 and consecrated 6 January 1970; resigned 31 March 1975 |
| 1975 | 1980 | Robin Eames Robin Eames Robin Henry Alexander Eames, Baron Eames OM was the Anglican Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh from 1986 to 2006.-Education:... |
Elected 9 May and consecrated 9 June 1975; translated to Down and Dromore Bishop of Down and Dromore The Bishop of Down and Dromore is the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland Diocese of Down and Dromore in the Province of Armagh. The diocese is situated in the north east of Ireland, which includes all of County Down, about half of the city of Belfast, and some parts of County Armagh east of the... 30 May 1980 |
| 1980 | 2003 | James Mehaffey James Mehaffey The Rt Rev James Mehaffey was Bishop of Derry and Raphoe at the end of the 20th century and the start of the 21st.Born on 29 March 1931 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin he was ordained in 1955. He began his career with curacies at St Patrick’s, Belfast and St John’s, Deptford after which... |
Elected 27 June and consecrated 7 September 1980; resigned 31 January 2002 |
| 2002 | present | Ken Good | Elected 13 March and consecrated 11 June 2002 |