Benjamin Plunket
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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's 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]
References
- ↑ “A New History of Ireland” Moody, T.M; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J; Cosgrove, F. by Theodore William Moody, Francis X. Martin, Francis John Byrne, Art Cosgrove: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
- ↑ thePeerage.com
- ↑ "Plunket, the Hon. Benjamin John (PLNT889BJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
- ↑ Church web-site (1)
- ↑ Church website (2)
- ↑ Ecclesiastical Intelligence. New Bishop Of Tuam. The Times Friday, Apr 11, 1913; pg. 4; Issue 40183; col F
- ↑ The Times, Thursday, Dec 31, 1925; pg. 13; Issue 44157; col D Ecclesiastical News
- ↑ The Times, Tuesday, Jan 28, 1947; pg. 7; Issue 50670; col E Obituary Bishop B. J. Plunket Protestantism In Ireland
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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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