Thomas Townsend

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Thomas Stewart Townsend (1800–1852) ^[1] was an Irish Anglican bishop in the Church of Ireland in the 19th century.^[2]

He was successively Dean of Lismore and Dean of Waterford in 1850.

He also became Bishop of Meath in 1850.^[3] and died in post in Malaga ^[4] on 16 September 1852. His Times obituary noted that “by his death the system of national education has lost an earnest advocate”.^[5]

References

↑ thePeerage.com
↑ “A New History of Ireland”, Moody, T.M; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J; Cosgrove, F: Oxford Oxford University Press, 1976, ISBN 0-19-821745-5
↑ “History of the Diocese of Meath”, Healy, J., Dublin, Association for promoting Christian Knowledge, 1908
↑ IRELAND . The Morning Post (London, England), Tuesday, September 30, 1852; pg. 3; Issue 24579. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II.
↑ The Times, Thursday, Sep 30, 1852; pg. 8; Issue 21234; col A Ireland. (From our own correspondent.)

Religious titles
Preceded by Edward Adderly Stopford	Bishop of Meath 1850 – 1852	Succeeded by Joseph Henderson Singer

v t e Anglican Bishops of Meath and of Meath and Kildare

Meath	Edward Staples William Walsh Hugh Brady Thomas Jones Roger Dod George Montgomery James Ussher Anthony Martin Henry Leslie Henry Jones Anthony Dopping Richard Tennison William Moreton John Evans Henry Downes Ralph Lambert Welbore Ellis Arthur Price Henry Maule Hon William Carmichael Richard Pococke Arthur Smyth Hon Henry Maxwell Thomas O'Beirne Nathaniel Alexander Charles Dickenson Edward Stopford Thomas Townsend Joseph Singer Samuel Butcher The Lord Plunket Charles Reichel Joseph Peacocke James Keene Hon Benjamin Plunket Thomas Collins John Orr William Hardy Holmes James McCann Robert Pike

Meath & Kildare	Donald Caird Walton Empey Richard Clarke Pat Storey

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	Townsend, Thomas Stewart
Alternative names
Short description	Anglican Bishop of Meath
Date of birth	1800
Place of birth
Date of death	1852
Place of death	Malaga, Ireland

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