William Chester (bishop)

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William Bennett Chester was a Church of Ireland bishop [1] and author. [2] Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, [3] he was ordained in 1848. After a curacy in Kilrush he held incumbencies at Killead, Kilkee, Ballymackey, Nenagh and Birr. [4] He was Chancellor then Archdeacon of Killaloe before his elevation to the episcopate [5] [6] in 1884. [7] He died in post [8] on 27 August 1893. [9]

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References

  1. He was the 5th Bishop of Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert and Kilmacduagh, Handbook of British Chronology by Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E; Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN   0-521-56350-X, 9780521563505
  2. Amongst others he wrote "Behold I come quickly" (George Herbert: Dublin, 1861); "The Christian Sacrifice" (ibid, 1873) and "Communion with God" (ibid, 1889), British Library website accessed 19:32GMT 4 January 2011
  3. Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860) Burtchaell, G.D./Sadlier, T.U. p149: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  4. "A Bishop beloved" Bullock C.B.D: Home Words, London, 1893
  5. The Times , Saturday, 19 Jan 1884; pg. 5; Issue 31034; col E
  6. The New Bishop Of Killaloe
  7. The Bishop of Killaloe. The Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Tuesday, 4 March 1884; Issue 21411
  8. Dublin Day by Day. The Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Thursday, 31 August 1893; Issue 24387
  9. "A New History of Ireland" Moody, T.M; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J; Cosgrove, F; Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN   0-19-821745-5
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Preceded by Bishop of Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert and Kilmacduagh
18841893
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