Edward Edgeworth

Edward Edgeworth, D.D. was an Anglican bishop in the last decade of the sixteenth century.[1]

An Englishman, he was Vicar of East Kirkby before coming over to Ireland. He was appointed a Prebendary of St Michan in St Patrick's Cathedral in 1586;[2] and later that year of Tipperkevin in Christ Church Cathedral in the same city.[3] 1n 1590 he became Vicar of Carrickfergus and in 1593, Bishop of Down and Connor.

References

  1. ↑ Handbook of British Chronology By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 0-521-56350-X, 0713642556
  2. ↑ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 2" Cotton,H. p71 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
  3. ↑ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 2" Cotton,H. p181 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878


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