Charles Tyndall

The Rt Rev Charles John Tyndall, DD (30 May 1900 – 3 April 1971 [1]) was the 13th Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh [2] who was later translated to Derry and Raphoe[3].

Educated at The King's Hospital and Trinity College, Dublin [4] and ordained in 1925, his first post was a curacy at Clontarf [5]. He then held incumbencies at Enniscorthy and Drumcondra before being appointed Rural Dean of Fingal and then (his last post before elevation to the Episcopate in 1956[6]) Archdeacon of Elphin and Ardagh.

He was the uncle of John Tyndall, the former chairman of the National Front and founder of the British National Party.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ Obituary-Bishop Tyndall The Times Monday, Apr 05, 1971; pg. 14; Issue 58139; col F
  2. ^ Ecclesiastical News Bishop Of Kilmore to be translated The Times Saturday, Dec 17, 1955; pg. 8; Issue 53406; col E
  3. ^ Personal correspondence
  4. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877
  5. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  6. ^ Consecrated 2nd February 1956: “Handbook of British Chronology” By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 052156350X, 9780521563505
  7. ^ Heritage and Destiny Issue 39
Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by
Frederick Julian Mitchell		 Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh
1956–1958		 Succeeded by
Edward Francis Butler Moore
Preceded by
Robert McNeil Boyd		 Bishop of Derry and Raphoe
1958 –1969		 Succeeded by
Cuthbert Irvine Peacocke
Anglican bishops of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh
Bishops of Derry and Raphoe