Richard Ponsonby
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and Hon.
Richard Ponsonby (1772–1853) was an Irish clergyman who held high office in the Church of Ireland
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of Imokilly and Louisa Molesworth. He was educated at the University of Dublin
, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
in 1794, and Master of Arts in 1816. During 1795, he was ordained deacon
on 1 March and priest
on 27 November, and was installed prebendary
of Tipper in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
on 2 December. He succeeded by patent to the precentor
ship of St. Patrick's on 25 July 1806, and dean on 3 June 1817. Ponsonby was elevated the episcopate when he was consecrated bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora
on 16 March 1828, and was translated
to Derry
on 21 September 1831. Under the Church Temporalities (Ireland) Act 1833, he became bishop of Derry and Raphoe
on 5 September 1834 when the two dioceses were united. He was president of the Church Education Society, and died at the Episcopal palace in Derry on 27 October 1853.
He married, in 1804, his cousin Frances, second daughter of The Rt Hon.
John Staples. She died on 15 December 1858, having had a son, William Brabazon, fourth and last Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly
, who died on board his yacht, the Lufra, off Plymouth, on 10 September 1866. The couple also has four daughters, Harriet, Elizabeth, Frances and Emily. Frances and Emily kept an interesting joint diary, of which the surviving fragments were published in the 1970s, recording their impressions of Donegal in 1837, when they accompanied their father on his visitation.
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and Hon.
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Richard Ponsonby (1772–1853) was an Irish clergyman who held high office in the Church of Ireland
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Life
He was born at Dublin in 1772, the third son of William Ponsonby, 1st Baron PonsonbyWilliam Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby
William Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby , PC was a leading Irish Whig politician, being a member of the Irish House of Commons, and after 1800, of the United Kingdom parliament. Ponsonby was the son of the Hon...
of Imokilly and Louisa Molesworth. He was educated at the University of Dublin
University of Dublin
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, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
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in 1794, and Master of Arts in 1816. During 1795, he was ordained deacon
Deacon
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on 1 March and priest
Priest
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on 27 November, and was installed prebendary
Prebendary
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of Tipper in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
Saint Patrick's Cathedral , or more formally, the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Patrick is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Dublin, Ireland which was founded in 1191. The Church has designated it as The National Cathedral of Ireland...
on 2 December. He succeeded by patent to the precentor
Precentor
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ship of St. Patrick's on 25 July 1806, and dean on 3 June 1817. Ponsonby was elevated the episcopate when he was consecrated bishop of 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....
on 16 March 1828, and was translated
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to 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:...
on 21 September 1831. Under the Church Temporalities (Ireland) Act 1833, he became bishop of Derry and Raphoe
Bishop of Derry and Raphoe
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 sees, one at St Columb's Cathedral, Derry in Northern Ireland, and the other at the Cathedral Church of St. Eunan, Raphoe in the...
on 5 September 1834 when the two dioceses were united. He was president of the Church Education Society, and died at the Episcopal palace in Derry on 27 October 1853.
He married, in 1804, his cousin Frances, second daughter of The Rt Hon.
The Right Honourable
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John Staples. She died on 15 December 1858, having had a son, William Brabazon, fourth and last Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly
Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly
Baron Ponsonby, of Imokilly in the County of Cork, also referred to as Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly, in the County of Cork, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1806 for the William Ponsonby, who had previously represented Cork City, Bandonbridge and Kilkenny in the...
, who died on board his yacht, the Lufra, off Plymouth, on 10 September 1866. The couple also has four daughters, Harriet, Elizabeth, Frances and Emily. Frances and Emily kept an interesting joint diary, of which the surviving fragments were published in the 1970s, recording their impressions of Donegal in 1837, when they accompanied their father on his visitation.