The Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh is the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh in the Province of Armagh. [1]
The present incumbent is the Right Revd Ferran Glenfield, who was elected, consecrated, and installed in 2013. [2]
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 1854 | John Leslie | Appointed Bishop of Elphin in 1819; became bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh on 15 October 1841; [3] [4] died in office 22 July 1854 |
| 1854 | 1863 | Marcus Beresford | Nominated 14 August and consecrated 24 September 1854; translated to Armagh 15 October 1862; his father was George de la Poer Beresford, Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh; [5] |
| 1863 | 1870 | Hamilton Verschoyle | Formerly Chancellor of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin and Dean of Ferns; appointed by letters patent 24 October and consecrated 26 October 1862; died 28 January 1870. [6] |
| 1870 | Charles Leslie | Nominated 8 April and consecrated 24 April 1870; died 8 July 1870; his father was John Powell Leslie, bishop above 1841–54 | |
| 1870 | 1874 | Thomas Carson | Nominated 9 September and consecrated 2 October 1870; died 7 July 1874 |
| 1874 | 1884 | John Darley | Previously the Headmaster of Dundalk Grammar School; [7] elected 23 September and consecrated 25 October 1874; died 20 January 1884 |
| 1884 | 1897 | Samuel Shone | Formerly Curate of St Thomas' Rathlin; [8] elected 26 March and consecrated 25 April 1884; resigned c. 1 September 1897; died 5 October 1901 |
| 1897 | 1915 | Alfred George Elliott | Elected 2 September 1897; consecrated 17 October 1897; died 28 September 1915. [9] |
| 1915 | 1930 | William Richard Moore | Elected 10 November and consecrated 30 November 1915; died 23 February 1930. [10] |
| 1930 | 1939 | Arthur Barton | Elected 4 April and consecrated 1 May 1930; translated to Dublin 15 February 1939. [11] |
| 1939 | 1950 | Albert Edward Hughes | A former Inspector of Schools; [12] elected 14 December 1938 and consecrated 25 April 1939; resigned 12 May 1950; died 12 May 1954 |
| 1950 | 1955 | Frederick Julian Mitchell | Elected 28 July and consecrated 21 September 1950; translated to Down and Dromore 18 October 1950. [13] |
| 1956 | 1958 | Charles Tyndall | Elected 16 December 1955 and consecrated 2 February 1956; translated to Derry and Raphoe 14 October 1958. [14] |
| 1959 | 1981 | Edward Moore | Elected 28 November 1958 and consecrated 6 January 1959; resigned 31 May 1981; his son was James Edward Moore, Bishop of Connor; [15] |
| 1981 | 1993 | Gilbert Wilson | Elected 11 June and consecrated 21 September 1981; retired in 1993; died 21 June 1999. [16] |
| 1993 | 2000 | Michael Mayes | Elected and consecrated in 1993; translated to Limerick and Killaloe in 2000; [17] |
| 2001 | 2012 | Ken Clarke | Elected 13 November 2000 and consecrated 25 January 2001; installed at Kilmore 18 February 2001 and at Sligo 25 February 2001. [18] |
| 2013 | present | Ferran Glenfield | Consecrated 31 May 2013. [19] |
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The Bishop of Ardagh was a separate episcopal title which took its name after the village of Ardagh, County Longford in Ireland. It was used by the Roman Catholic Church until 1756, and intermittently by the Church of Ireland until 1839.
The United Dioceses of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh is a diocese of the Church of Ireland located in central Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh.
The Bishop of Kilmore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the parish of Kilmore, County Cavan in Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.
Marcus Gervais Beresford was the Church of Ireland Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh from 1854 to 1862 and Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1862 until his death.
Edward Francis Butler Moore was Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh from 1959 to 1981.
Albert Edward Hughes was Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh from 1939 to 1950.
William Gilbert Wilson was Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh from 1981 to 1993.
Michael Hugh Gunton Mayes was Church of Ireland Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh from 1993 to 2000 and then of Limerick and Killaloe until 2008.
Kenneth Herbert Clarke is the former Mission Director of SAMS UK & Ireland. He was Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh from 2001 until 2012.
Charles John Tyndall DD was the 13th Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh who was later translated to Derry and Raphoe.
Alfred George Elliott (1828–1915) was Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh from 1897 to 1915.
Samuel Shone was Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh from 1884 to 1897.
Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he was ordained in 1843 and his first post was a curacy on Rathlin Island. After this he was Curate of St. John's, Sligo and later of Calry, Sligo, before becoming Vicar of Cavan in 1866. He was appointed Archdeacon of Kilmore in 1878, before elevation to the episcopate in 1884 as the 7th bishop of the United Diocese. In consequence of failing health he resigned the bishopric in 1897 and retired from the active ministry.
The Rt Rev William Richard Moore was Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh from 1915 to 1930.
Charles King Irwin was an eminent Irish clergyman in the middle third of the 20th century.
The Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Kilmore and Ardagh in the Province of Armagh. The Diocese of Kilmore composed most of County Cavan and parts of counties Leitrim, Fermanagh, Meath and Sligo. The Diocese of Ardagh comprised most of County Longford and parts of counties Cavan and Roscommon.
Maurice Day was an Anglican bishop in the early 20th century.
James Edward Moore was an Irish bishop in the Church of Ireland.
Samuel Ferran Glenfield is an Irish Anglican bishop. Glenfield is the current Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh.
The Archdeacon of Ardagh was a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Ardagh. As such he was responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the Diocese.
