Simon Digby (bishop)

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Simon Digby
Bishop of Elphin
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Church Church of Ireland
Diocese Elphin
Orders
Consecration23 March 1679
Personal details
Died7 April 1720 (1720-04-08)
Parents Essex Digby
SpouseElizabeth Westenra [1]
Children16 [1]
Previous post(s)
Alma mater Trinity College Dublin

Simon Digby was an Irish Anglican bishop at the end of the seventeenth century and the beginning of the eighteenth century. [2] He was the son of Essex Digby and attended Trinity College Dublin. [1] After a short spell as Dean of Kildare in 1678–1679, he was nominated Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe on 24 January 1679 and consecrated on 23 March that year. [3] He was summoned to attend the short-lived Patriot Parliament called by James II of England in 1689. In 1690 he was translated to Elphin, being nominated on 4 December and appointed by letters patent on 12 January the following year. [4] He died in office on 7 April 1720. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Library Ireland
  2. "History of the Church of Ireland: From the revolution to the union of the Churches of England and Ireland, January 1, 1801" Mant, R: London, J.W. Parker, 1840
  3. "A New History of Ireland" Moody,T.W; Martin,F.X; Byrne,F.J;Cosgrove,A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN   0-19-821745-5
  4. "Fasti ecclesiæ hibernicæ: the succession of the prelates in Ireland" Cotton,H Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1860
Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe
1679–1691
Succeeded by
Preceded by
See vacant
Bishop of Elphin
1691–1720
Succeeded by