Archdeacon of Dublin

Province of Dublin
Church Church of Ireland
Metropolitan bishop Archbishop of Dublin
Cathedral Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
Dioceses 5
Suffragan bishop(s) —

The Archdeacon of Dublin is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough.[1] As such he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy [2] within the Dublin part of the Diocese,[3] which is by far the largest.[4]

The archdeaconry can trace its history back to Torquil who held the office in 1180.[5] The current incumbent is David Pierpoint.[6] In between, many of them went on to higher office:

References

  1. ↑ Diocesan web site
  2. ↑ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
  3. ↑ "History of the City of Dublin, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Day, Volume 1 p299 John Warburton,J; Whitelaw,J, Walsh,R (Eds): London, T.Cadell and W.Davies, 1818
  4. ↑ Crockford's on line accessed Monday 5 January 2015 19:53 GMT
  5. ↑ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 2" Cotton,H. pp127-1 32 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
  6. ↑ Ireland Anglican