John Averell

John Averell was an Irish bishop in the third quarter of the 18th century. ^[1]

A former Dean of Emly, ^[2] Averell was Dean of Limerick from 1766 until 1770. ^[3] He was nominated Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe on 14 December 1770 and consecrated on 6 January the following year. He died on 14 September 1771.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "A New History of Ireland" Moody, T.W; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J;Cosgrove, A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN   0-19-821745-5
2. "Fasti ecclesiæ hibernicæ: the succession of the prelates in Ireland" Cotton, H Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1860
3. Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 400–401. ISBN   0-521-56350-X.

Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by John Brandreth	Dean of Emly 1765–1766	Succeeded by James Hawkins
Preceded by Charles Massy	Dean of Limerick 1766–1770	Succeeded by Maurice Crosbie
Preceded by James Leslie	Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe 1770–1771	Succeeded by William Gore

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