John Gregg (bishop of Cork)
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The Right Rev
John Gregg MA, DD
was a 19th century Anglican Bishop
Born in 1798 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin
he was ordained in 1822. He was Rector
of Holy Trinity Dublin and then Archdeacon
of Kildare
before his elevation to the Episcopate as the Bishop of Cork
in 1862. He died in post on 26 May 1878
His son and grandson
were also Bishop
s.
He published "A missionary visit to Achill and Erris..." in 1850.
Right Reverend
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John Gregg MA, DD
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity is an advanced academic degree in divinity. Historically, it identified one who had been licensed by a university to teach Christian theology or related religious subjects....
was a 19th century Anglican Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
Born in 1798 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
he was ordained in 1822. He was Rector
Rector
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of Holy Trinity Dublin and then Archdeacon
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
of Kildare
Kildare
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before his elevation to the Episcopate as the Bishop of Cork
Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
The Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross is the Church of Ireland Ordinary of the united Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross in the Province of Dublin....
in 1862. He died in post on 26 May 1878
His son and grandson
John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg
John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg CH DD was a Church of Ireland clergyman, from 1915 Bishop of Ossory, in 1920 translated to become Archbishop of Dublin, and finally from 1939 until 1959 Archbishop of Armagh. He was also a theologian and historian.-Life:...
were also Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s.
He published "A missionary visit to Achill and Erris..." in 1850.