Archdeacon of Raphoe

Province of Armagh
Church Church of Ireland
Metropolitan bishop Archbishop of Armagh
Cathedral St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh
Dioceses 7

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

The archdeaconry can trace its history back to Thomas O'Nahan, who held the office from 1299 to 1306,[5] to the current incumbent David Huss who assumed office in 2013.[6]

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 3" Cotton,H. pp127-1 32 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
  6. ↑ Diocesan Web site
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