Charles Ovenden

Charles Thomas Ovenden (11 September 1846 - 9 July 1924) ^[1] was an Irish Anglican priest ^[2] and author.^[3] He was Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin in the Church of Ireland in the first quarter of the 20th century.^[4]

Born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland^[5] he was educated at the Portora Royal School, Enniskillen and Trinity College, Dublin. Ordained in 1870,^[6] his first position was as a curate at Magdalene Church, Belfast. Later he was Rector of Dunluce, County Antrim and then Succentor at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin. He was Rector of Portrush from 1884 to 1886 when he became Precentor of Clogher.^[7] In 1903 he became Dean of Clogher^[8] before moving to Dublin in 1911.^[9]

References

1. ↑ The Dean Of St. Patrick's. The Times Friday, Jul 11, 1924; pg. 16; Issue 43701; col E
2. ↑ Handbook of British Chronology By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 052156350X, 9780521563505
3. ↑ Amongst others he wrote "To Whom shall we go?", 1902; "The Church Navvy", 1903; "The Enthusiasm of Christianity", 1904; "Problems in Life and Religion", 1906; "Deep Questions", 1907; and "Modern Criticism of the Holy Scriptures", 1913 > British Library website accessed 19:47 GMT 28 February 2011
4. ↑ New Dean Of St. Patrick's The Times Thursday, Jul 27, 1911; pg. 4; Issue 39648; col C
5. ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007, ISBN 9780199540877
6. ↑ ORDINATION SERVICES IN HOLYWOOD PARISH CHURCH .The Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Monday, September 26, 1870; Issue 54827
7. ↑ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
8. ↑ Cathedrals in the Clogher Diocese
9. ↑ "A New History of Ireland” by Theodore William Moody, F. X. Martin, Francis John Byrne, Art Cosgrove: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0198217455

Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by John Henry Bernard	Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin 1911–1924	Succeeded by Hugh Jackson Lawlor

v t e Deans of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin Since 1889 Henry Jellett John Bernard Charles Ovenden Jackson Lawlor Arnold Harvey David Wilson Cecil De Pauley John Armstrong Victor Griffin Maurice Stewart Robert MacCarthy

v t e Deans of Clogher Robert Berkeley John Hodson John Roane Richard Tennison Joseph Williams William Gore Jonathan Smedley Pascal Ducasse Edward Cressett John Copping William Langton Edward Young Richard Woodward Cadogan Keatinge Lord John Beresford Richard Bagwell Robert Maude William Moore Le Ban Kennedy George Tottenham Charles Ovenden Arthur Haire-Forster James MacManaway Hubert MacManaway Thomas Clements Robert Mollan John McNutt Brian Hannon Nevil O'Neill John McCarthy Thomas Moore Raymond Thompson Kenny Hall

v t e Church of Ireland dioceses Province of Armagh Armagh Clogher Connor Derry and Raphoe Down & Dromore Kilmore, Elphin & Ardagh Tuam, Killala & Achonry Province of Dublin Cashel & Ossory Cork, Cloyne & Ross Dublin and Glendalough Limerick & Killaloe Meath & Kildare Anglican Communion

Persondata
Name	Ovenden, Charles Thomas
Alternative names
Short description	Irish clergyman
Date of birth	11 September 1846
Place of birth
Date of death	9 July 1924
Place of death