The Rt Revd and Hon Benjamin John Plunket was a 20th century Anglican bishop.[1]
Plunket was the son of William Plunket, 4th Baron Plunket.[2] Born in Bray on 1 August 1870, he was educated at Harrow and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.[3][4] Ordained in 1896,[5] he began his career with a curacy at St Peter, Phibsboro.[6] He was then Rector of Aghade with Ardoyne and subsequently Vicar of St Ann’s, Dublin.[7] In 1913 he became Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry,[8] and in 1919 was translated to Meath. He retired in 1925,[9] and died on 26 January 1947.[10]
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| Preceded by James O'Sullivan |
Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry 1913 – 1919 |
Succeeded by Arthur Edwin Ross |
| Preceded by James Bennett Keene |
Bishop of Meath 1919 – 1925 |
Succeeded by Thomas Gibson George Collins |
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