Archdeacon of Raphoe

The Archdeacon of Raphoe is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Derry and Raphoe.[1] As such he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy [2] within the Raphoe part of the diocese,[3] which is by far the largest.[4]

Province of Armagh
ChurchChurch of Ireland
Metropolitan bishopArchbishop of Armagh
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh
Dioceses7

The archdeaconry can trace its history back to Thomas O'Nahan, who held the office from 1299 to 1306,[5] to the current incumbent David Huss who assumed office in 2013.[6]

Archdeacons of Raphoe
Archdeacons of Raphoe
From Until Incumbent Notes
1299 1306 Thomas O'Nahan (Irish: Tomás Ó Naán) First recorded Archdeacon[7]: 364 
1442 Laurence Recorded during 1442.[7]: 364 
1619 1638 Thomas Bruce (1636-1689[8][7]: 365 
1675 1689 James Hamilton Also Vicar General of Raphoe[7]: 365 
1690 1754 Andrew Hamilton Archdeacon for 64 years[7]: 365 
1754 1756 The Ven. John Hamilton Son of George Hamilton MP,[9]
1752 1772 Frederick Hamilton Also held livings at Wellingborough and Stanton;[10]
1772 1781 Charles Leslie Also Vicar General of Raphoe[7]: 365 
1781 1783 John Alcock Also Prebendary of Drumholm in Raphoe Cathedral[7]: 365 
1783 1797 James Montgomery Collated 23 February 1783.[7]: 365 
1798 1814 The Ven. Michael Kearney, D.D. Also Regius Professor of Law at Trinity College, Dublin from 1776 to 1778.[7]: 365 
1818 1835 John Ussher b Wicklow 1764 - d Belfast 1835.[11]
1835 1845 Brabazon William Disney[12] Compiled an eight-volume collection of his sermons.[13]
1846 1852 Maurice George Fenwick Bisset His wife inherited the Bisset of Lessendrum estate.[14]
1852 1877 Frederick Falkiner Goold Also Private Chaplain to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.[15]
1877 1897 Michael Bell Cox Died before consecration.[16]
1900 1919 John Molloy Rector of Taughboyne from 1886.[17]
1957 1980 Louis Warden Crooks, OBE[18] (1912–1989) Also Chaplain to the Forces and the Parliament of Northern Ireland.[19]
1983 2013 Matthew Scott Harte Also Prebendary of Howth at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin from 2007 to 2013.[20]
2013 present The Venerable David Ian Huss Also Rector of Donegal.[21]

References
  1. Diocesan web site
  2. "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
  3. History of the City of Dublin, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Day, Volume 1 p299 John Warburton,J; Whitelaw,J, Walsh,R (Eds): London, T.Cadell and W.Davies, 1818
  4. Crockford's on line accessed Monday 5 January 2015 19:53 GMT
  5. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton,H. pp127-1 32 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
  6. Diocesan Web site
  7. Cotton, Henry (1848–1878). Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3. Dublin: Hodges & Smith.
  8. "History of the Church of Ireland, from the Reformation to the Revolution, Volume 2" Mant,R p564: London; J.W. Parker; 1840
  9. Murch, Jerome (1893). "Mr. Beckford". Biographical Sketches of Bath Celebrities, Ancient and Modern, with Some Fragments of Local History. pp. 288–308. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  10. CCEd
  11. 'Deaths' Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Friday, 17 July 1835; Issue 10235
  12. "Deputy Keeper of Public Records in Ireland : appendix to thirtieth report (Diocese of Dublin)" Dublin; HMSO: 1899
  13. "Occasional and Practical Sermons" (Dublin 1847) British Library web site accessed 19:18 GMT Monday 28 January 2013
  14. Temple, Rev. William. The Thanage of Fermartyn, quoted on rootsweb.ancestry.com
  15. Ireland. The Times (London, England), Monday, 15 Mar 1858; pg. 12; Issue 22941. Category: News
  16. THIS MORNING'S NEWS IN BRIEF Liverpool Mercury etc (Liverpool, England), Wednesday, 18 August 1897; Issue 15486. British Library Newspapers, Part I: 1800-1900
  17. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p997: London, Horace Cox, 1908
  18. "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood" (PDF). London Gazette. p. 3379. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  19. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980–82 p236: Oxford, OUP, 1983 ISBN 0-19-200010-1
  20. Crockfords (London, Church House, 2008/9) p 359 ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
  21. Ireland Anglican
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