Bishop of Down and Dromore

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The Bishop of Down and Dromore is the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland Diocese of Down and Dromore in the Province of Armagh. The diocese is situated in the north east of Ireland, which includes all of County Down, about half of the city of Belfast, and some parts of County Armagh east of the River Bann. [1]

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Until 1945, the sees of Down, Connor and Dromore were united under one bishop. On 1 January 1945, they were separated into the bishopric of Connor and the bishopric of Down & Dromore.

The current Incumbent is the Right Reverend David McClay, Bishop of Down and Dromore, who was elected by the Church of Ireland House of Bishops on 4 November 2019 [2] and consecrated at St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast on 25 January 2020. [3] The bishop's official residence is the See House, 32 Knockdene Park South, Belfast. [4]

List of bishops

Bishops of Down and Dromore
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
19451955 William Kerr Formerly Dean of Belfast.
19551969 Frederick Mitchell Translated from Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh.
19701980 George Quin
19801986 Robin Eames Translated from Derry and Raphoe; translated to Armagh in 1986.
19861997 Gordon McMullan Translated from Bishop of Clogher.
19972019 Harold Miller Retired on 30 September 2019 [5]
2020Present David McClay Formerly Archdeacon of Down.
Source(s): [6] [7]

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References

  1. Diocese of Down and Dromore. Official website. Retrieved on 12 August 2009.
  2. "Archdeacon David McClay Elected as Bishop of Down and Dromore". Down & Dromore Diocese. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. "Archdeacon David McClay: 'I was widowed as a young man but I have never doubted God's goodness'". belfasttelegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. Provincial Directory: Down & Dromore. Retrieved on 12 August 2009.
  5. "Bishop Harold Miller announces his retirement". Church of Ireland. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  6. Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 389. ISBN   0-521-56350-X.
  7. "Historical successions: Down". Crockford's Clerical Directory. Retrieved 22 July 2012.