Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland)
Archbishop of Armagh | ||
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Archbishopric | ||
anglican | ||
Incumbent: Style His Grace, The Most Rev'd | | |
Location | ||
Ecclesiastical province | Armagh and Tuam | |
Information | ||
First holder | Saint Patrick | |
Established | 445 | |
Diocese | Diocese of Armagh | |
Cathedral | St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh | |
Website | ||
armagh.anglican.org/archbishop |
The
The diocese traces its history to Saint Patrick in the 5th century, who founded the See. His current successor is Bishop John McDowell who was enthroned at his cathedra in St Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh on 28 April 2020 and signs as +John ARMAGH.
History
Saint Patrick, having received some grants of land from the chieftain Daire, on the hill called Ard-Macha (the Height of Macha), built a stone church on the summit and a monastery and some other religious edifices round about, and fixed on this place for his metropolitan see. In Irish times, the primacy of Armagh was questioned only by the great southern centre of the Irish Church, at Cashel. Brian Boru recognized the supremacy of Armagh, possibly in a political move to gain support from Armagh for Boru's claim to the High Kingship. Another noteworthy incumbent was St. Malachy O'Morgair (1134–37), who suffered many tribulations in trying to effect a reformation in the diocese. St. Malachy is honoured as the patron saint of the diocese. When the English kings got a footing in the country, they began to intervene in the election of bishops. The English kings also began to claim possession of the temporalities of the sees during vacancies and to insist on the newly elected bishops suing them humbly for their restitution.[3]
Irish Reformation
During the reign of
Later primates
A most learned primate was
John Bramhall (1660–63), another learned divine, succeeded Ussher. His works on polemic and other subjects have been published in four folio volumes. Narcissus Marsh (1702–13), another learned prelate, built the noble library in Dublin which bears his name, filled it with a valuable collection of theological and Oriental works and liberally endowed it for the support of a librarian and deputy. Richard Robinson (1765–94) raised Armagh by his munificence from extreme decay to a state of opulence and embellished it with various useful public institutions. He built an episcopal headquarters, a public library, an infirmary, and an observatory.[4][5]
Lord
Archbishops
The following is a basic list of the Church of Ireland archbishops of Armagh.[4][5][6]
- George Cromer (1521–1543)
- George Dowdall (1543–1552)
- Hugh Goodacre (1552–1553)
- George Dowdall (again) (1553–1558)
- See vacant (1558–1562)
- Adam Loftus (1562–1567)
- Thomas Lancaster (1568–1584)
- John Long(1584–1589)
- John Garvey (1589–1595)
- Henry Ussher (1595–1613)
- Christopher Hampton (1613–1625)
- James Ussher (1625–1656)
- See vacant (1656–1661)
- John Bramhall (1660–1663)
- James Margetson (1663–1678)
- Michael Boyle (1679–1702)
- Narcissus Marsh (1703–1713)
- Thomas Lindsay (1713–1724)
- Hugh Boulter (1724–1742)
- John Hoadly (1742–1746)
- George Stone (1747–1764)
- Richard Robinson (later The Lord Rokeby) (1765–1794)
- William Newcome (1795–1800)
- The Hon William Stuart (1800–1822)
- Lord John Beresford (1822–1862)
- Marcus Beresford (1862–1885)
- Robert Knox (1886–1893)
- Robert Gregg (1893–1896)
- William Alexander (1896–1911)
- John Crozier (1911–1920)
- Charles D'Arcy (1920–1938)
- Godfrey Day (1938–1938)
- John Gregg (1939–1959)
- James McCann (1959–1969)
- George Simms (1969–1980)
- John Armstrong (1980–1986)
- Robin Eames (1986–2006)
- Alan Harper (2007–2012)
- Richard Clarke (2012–February 2020)
- John McDowell (April 2020- )[7]
See also
References
- ^ Diocese of Armagh: Homepage. Retrieved on 20 December 2008.
- ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).
- ^ Robin Marsh (2007). "Diocese of Armagh: History". Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
- ^ ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ a b c d e Past Archbishops Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine. Saint Partick's Cathedral, Armagh (Church of Ireland). Retrieved on 23 January 2009.
- ^ The Succession of the Bishops of Armagh. Ulster Ancestry. Retrieved on 20 December 2008.
- ^ "Bishop of Clogher John McDowell overwhlemned to be elected archbishop". Armaghi. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.