William Moreton was an English prelate

Prelate

A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...

 in the Church of Ireland

Church of Ireland

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 who served as the Bishop of Meath

Bishop of Meath

The Bishop of Meath is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:...

 from 1705-1716.

Life

He was son of Edward Moreton, and graduated M.A. from Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church, Oxford

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 in 1667, B.D. in 1674. He accompanied the Duke of Ormonde, the lord-lieutenant to Ireland as chaplain in 1677. He was dean of Christ Church, Dublin in 1677 and bishop of Kildare

Bishop of Kildare

The Bishop of Kildare was an episcopal title which took its name after the town of Kildare in County Kildare, Ireland. The title is no longer in use by any of the main Christian churches having been united with other bishoprics. In the Roman Catholic Church, the title has been merged with that of...

in 1682. He was and Irish privy councillorin 1682 and was translated to Meath in 1705.