Roger Boyle (bishop)
Encyclopedia
Roger Boyle was an Irish Protestant churchman, Bishop of Down and Connor
and Bishop of Clogher
.
, where he was elected a fellow. On the outbreak of the Irish Rebellion of 1641
he became tutor to Lord Paulet
, in whose family he remained until the Restoration
of 1660. In 1661 he became rector of Carrigaline
and of Ringrone in the diocese of Cork
. He was advanced to the deanery
of Cork
, and on 12 September 1667 he was promoted to the see of Down and Connor. On 21 September 1672 he was translated to the see of Clogher. He died at Clones
on 26 November 1687, in the seventieth year of his age, and was buried in the church at Clones.
Bishop of Down and Connor
The Bishop of Down and Connor is an episcopal title which takes its name from the town of Downpatrick and the village of Connor in Northern Ireland...
and Bishop of Clogher
Bishop of Clogher
The Bishop of Clogher is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and the other of the Roman Catholic Church.-History:Clogher is one...
.
Life
He was educated at Trinity College, DublinTrinity College, Dublin
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, where he was elected a fellow. On the outbreak of the Irish Rebellion of 1641
Irish Rebellion of 1641
The Irish Rebellion of 1641 began as an attempted coup d'état by Irish Catholic gentry, who tried to seize control of the English administration in Ireland to force concessions for the Catholics living under English rule...
he became tutor to Lord Paulet
John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester
John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester , styled Lord John Paulet until 1621 and Lord St John from 1621 to 1628 was third but eldest surviving son of William Paulet and his successor as 5th Marquess of Winchester....
, in whose family he remained until the Restoration
English Restoration
The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms...
of 1660. In 1661 he became rector of Carrigaline
Carrigaline
Carrigaline is a single-street town in County Cork, Ireland. It is about 12 km from Cork City which can be reached by car in 25 minutes...
and of Ringrone in the diocese of Cork
Diocese of Cork
The Diocese of Cork was established in the seventh century. The diocese of Cork was one of the twenty-four dioceses established at the Synod of Rathbreasail on an ancient bishopric founded by Saint Finbarr in the sixth-century...
. He was advanced to the deanery
Deanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
of Cork
Saint Finbarre's Cathedral
Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Cork city, Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin.It was featured on the Irish postcard before the Irish entry of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 held in Moscow, Russia....
, and on 12 September 1667 he was promoted to the see of Down and Connor. On 21 September 1672 he was translated to the see of Clogher. He died at Clones
Clones
Clones is a small town in western County Monaghan, in the 'border area' of the Republic of Ireland. The area is part of the Border Region, earmarked for economic development by the Irish Government due to its currently below-average economic situation...
on 26 November 1687, in the seventieth year of his age, and was buried in the church at Clones.