William Bennett Chester
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The Rt Rev.
William Bennett Chester, DD
was a Church of Ireland
bishop
and author
.
Educated at Trinity College, Dublin
, he was ordained in 1848. After a curacy
in Kilrush
he held incumbencies
at Killead
, Kilkee
, Ballymackey, Nenagh
and Birr
. He was Chancellor
then Archdeacon
of Killaloe
before his elevation to the Episcopate in 1884. He died in post on 27 August 1893.
Right Reverend
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William Bennett Chester, DD
Doctor of Divinity
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was a Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland
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bishop
Bishop
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and author
Author
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.
Educated at Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
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, he was ordained in 1848. After a curacy
Curate
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in Kilrush
Kilrush
Kilrush is a coastal town in County Clare, Ireland. It is located near the mouth of the River Shannon in the south-west of the county. Kilrush is a town of great historical significance, being one of the listed Heritage Towns of Ireland.-History:...
he held incumbencies
Vicar
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at Killead
Killead
Killead is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is near Aldergrove and Antrim. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 78 people.The village is near Belfast International Airport and is accessed from the A26 Tully Road.-People:...
, Kilkee
Kilkee
Kilkee is a small coastal town in County Clare, Ireland. It is located midway between Kilrush and Doonbeg on the N67 road. The town, one of the most famous resorts in Ireland, is particularly popular as a seaside resort with people from Limerick City...
, Ballymackey, Nenagh
Nenagh
Nenagh is the county town of North Tipperary in Ireland. It is the administrative centre of North Tipperary and in 2011 it had a recorded population of 7,995. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Ormond Lower...
and Birr
Birr
Birr is a town in County Offaly, Ireland. Once called Parsonstown, after the Parsons family who were local landowners and hereditary Earls of Rosse. It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe....
. He was Chancellor
Chancellor (ecclesiastical)
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then Archdeacon
Archdeacon
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of Killaloe
Killaloe
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before his elevation to the Episcopate in 1884. He died in post on 27 August 1893.