William Carmichael (bishop)

The Most Reverend William Carmichael (d. 15 December 1765), was Archbishop of Dublin for a brief period in 1765.[1] He had previously been Archdeacon of Buckingham, Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh, Ferns and Leighlin and Meath. He was the son of the second Earl of Hyndford[2]

References

  1. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 350–351. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  2. ^ Genealogical Web site
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Arthur Smyth
Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh
1753–1758
Succeeded by
William Gore
Preceded by
John Garnet
Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin
April 1758–June 1758
Succeeded by
Thomas Salmon
Preceded by
Henry Maule
Bishop of Meath
1758–1765
Succeeded by
Richard Pococke
Preceded by
Charles Cobbe
Archbishop of Dublin
May 1765–December 1765
Succeeded by
Arthur Smyth