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Bishop Ireland is in Lords Spiritual Ireland.
Culture, Lords Spiritual Ireland, Bishop Ireland, Bishop of Clogher
On 17th May 1782 Bishop John Hotham 9th Baronet (age 46) was translated to Bishop of Clogher.
On 30th December 1797 Bishop John Porter was translated to Bishop of Clogher.
Culture, Lords Spiritual Ireland, Bishop Ireland, Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh
In 1664 Bishop William Bailie was appointed Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh.
Culture, Lords Spiritual Ireland, Bishop Ireland, Bishop of Derry
In 1666 Bishop Robert Mossum (age 49) was appointed Bishop of Derry.
In 1747 Bishop William Barnard (age 50) was appointed Bishop of Derry.
Culture, Lords Spiritual Ireland, Bishop Ireland, Bishop of Down and Connor
On 27th January 1661 Bishop Jeremy Taylor (age 48) was consecrated Bishop of Down and Connor.
Culture, Lords Spiritual Ireland, Bishop Ireland, Bishop of Dromore
Before 1683 Bishop Essex Digby was appointed Bishop of Dromore.
In 1780 Archbishop William Beresford 1st Baron Decies (age 36) was appointed Bishop of Dromore.
In 1782 Bishop Thomas Percy (age 52) was appointed Bishop of Dromore.
Culture, Lords Spiritual Ireland, Bishop Ireland, Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin
On 19th April 1761 Bishop Charles Jackson was consecrated Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin.
On 7th September 1772 Bishop Joseph Bourke 3rd Earl of Mayo (age 36) was elected Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin.
On 11th October 1772 Bishop Joseph Bourke 3rd Earl of Mayo (age 36) was consecrated Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin at St Thomas' Abbey by Archbishop John Cradock (age 64).
Culture, Lords Spiritual Ireland, Bishop Ireland, Bishop of Kildare
On 22nd September 1705 Prebendary Welbore Ellis (age 54) was appointed Bishop of Kildare with the deanery of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin in commendam.
In 1765 Bishop Charles Jackson was translated to Bishop of Kildare.
Culture, Lords Spiritual Ireland, Bishop Ireland, Bishop of Killaloe
On 27th January 1661 Bishop Edward Worth (age 41) was consecrated as Bishop of Killaloe at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.
On 12th June 1713 Bishop Thomas Vesey 1st Baronet (age 45) was appointed Bishop of Killaloe.
Culture, Lords Spiritual Ireland, Bishop Ireland, Bishop of Limerick
All About History Books
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 20th March 1664 Bishop William Fuller (age 56) was consecrated Bishop of Limerick at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map].
Bishop Richard Mór Burgh was appointed Bishop of Limerick.
Bishop Richard Óge Burgh was appointed Bishop of Limerick.
Culture, Lords Spiritual Ireland, Bishop Ireland, Bishop of Limerick
On 11th January 1673 Dean John Vesey (age 34) was elected Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe.
On 22nd December 1673 Bishop John Vesey (age 35) was consecrated Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe.
Culture, Lords Spiritual Ireland, Bishop Ireland, Bishop of Meath
On 18th September 1705 Bishop William Moreton (age 64) was appointed Bishop of Meath.
On 22nd September 1705 Bishop Welbore Ellis (age 54) was translated to Bishop of Meath, with a seat on the Irish privy council.
Culture, Lords Spiritual Ireland, Bishop Ireland, Bishop of Ossory
In 1714 Bishop Thomas Vesey 1st Baronet (age 46) was elected Bishop of Ossory in which position he remained for life.
On 22nd October 1779 Bishop John Hotham 9th Baronet (age 43) was elected Bishop of Ossory.
On 14th November 1779 Bishop John Hotham 9th Baronet (age 43) was consecrated Bishop of Ossory at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin by Archbishop Robert Fowler (age 54) assisted by Bishop Charles Jackson and Bishop Joseph Bourke 3rd Earl of Mayo (age 43).
In 1782 Archbishop William Beresford 1st Baron Decies (age 38) was appointed Bishop of Ossory.
Culture, Lords Spiritual Ireland, Bishop Ireland, Bishop of Raphoe
In 1713 Bishop Philip Twysden was elected Bishop of Raphoe.
In 1744 Bishop William Barnard (age 47) was appointed Bishop of Raphoe.
All About History Books
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 29th March 1747 Bishop Philip Twysden (age 34) was consecrated Bishop of Raphoe at St Michan's Church, Dublin.