Samuel Poyntz

The Rt Rev
 Samuel Greenfield Poyntz
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Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
In office
1978–1987
Bishop of Connor
In office
1987–1995
Personal details
Born 4 March 1926
Nationality Irish
Spouse(s) Noreen Henrietta née Armstrong
Alma mater Portora Royal School, Enniskillen; Trinity College, Dublin
Religion Church of Ireland

Samuel Greenfield Poyntz (born 4 March 1926) was an eminent Irish clergyman[1] and author[2] in the last third of the 20th century.[3]

He was born in Manitoba in Canada to parents Rev. James Poyntz and Catherine Greenfield, and was educated at Portora Royal School, Enniskillen and Trinity College, Dublin [4] and ordained in 1951.[5] He began his career with curacies at St George’s, Dublin and St Paul’s Dublin before becoming Rector of St Stephen’s, Dublin. From 1974 to 1978 he was Archdeacon of Dublin, when he became Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.[6] In 1987 he was translated to Connor,[7] retiring in 1995.

Publications

References

  1. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  2. ^ Amongst others he wrote "The Exaltation of the Blessed Virgin Mary", 1953; "St Stephen’s—One Hundred and Fifty Years of Worship and Witness", 1974; "Journey towards Unity", 1975; "St Ann’s—the Church in the heart of the City", 1976; "Our Church—Praying with our Church Family", 1983; and "Mary for Earth and Heaven: essays on Mary and ecumenism", 2002; and "Inter-Church Relations: developments and perspectives - a tribute to Bishop Anthony Farquhar", 2008 > British Library web site accessed 19:18 GMT Thursday 25th November, 2010
  3. ^ "A New History of Ireland" Moody, T.M; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J; Cosgrove, F:Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0198217455
  4. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
  5. ^ Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN 0715180886
  6. ^ Cork Anglican
  7. ^ Diocese of Connor
Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by
Richard Gordon Perdue		 Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
1978– 1987		 Succeeded by
James Edward Moore
Preceded by
William John McCappin		 Bishop of Connor
1987 – 1995		 Succeeded by
Robert Alexander Warke
Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
Anglican bishop of Connor