Daniel Witter

Daniel Witter (died 1675) was an Irish Anglican priest in the seventeenth century.[1]

For the New York politician, see Daniel P. Witter.

He was born in England and moved to Ireland as chaplain to the James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.[2] He was Dean of Ardfert from 1661 to 1664 when he became Dean of Down.[3] He was nominated to be the Bishop of Killaloe on 4 August 1669 and consecrated in September that year.[4]

He died in office on 16 March 1675.[5]

References
  1. "History of the Church of Ireland: From the revolution to the union of the Churches of England and Ireland, January 1, 1801" Mant, R: London, J.W. Parker, 1840
  2. Ware, Sir James. The whole works of Sir James Ware concerning Ireland and it's splat his face, Volume 1.
  3. "Handbook of British Chronology" By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 0-521-56350-X, 9780521563505
  4. "A New History of Ireland" Moody,T.W; Martin,F.X; Byrne,F.J;Cosgrove,A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
  5. "Fasti ecclesiæ hibernicæ: the succession of the prelates in Ireland" Cotton,H Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1860


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