Charles D'Arcy
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Charles Frederick D'Arcy (2 January 1859 – 1 February 1938) was a Church of Ireland bishop. He was the Bishop of Clogher from 1903 to 1907 when he was translated to become Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin before then becoming the Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore. He was then briefly the Archbishop of Dublin and finally, from 1920 until his death, Archbishop of Armagh. He was also a theologian, author and botanist.[1]
Early life
Born in
Charles D'Arcy was educated at
Career
D'Arcy was ordained and became curate of Saint Thomas's, Belfast, in 1884. He became Rector of Billy, County Antrim, in 1890, and of the united parishes of Ballymena and Ballyclug in 1893. From 1895 to 1903, he was chaplain to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, successively The 5th Earl Cadogan and The 2nd Earl of Dudley. In addition, he was Prebendary of Connor in Lisburn Cathedral, from 1898 to 1900. His next living was as Vicar of Belfast, from 1900 to 1903, and while there he was also appointed Dean of St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast, and examining chaplain to Bishop Welland.[2][3]
In 1903, D'Arcy was elected
He corresponded with
In 1907 he became a member of the
In August 1919, D'Arcy was appointed
He was opposed to
He was a lifelong friend of
In 1934 he published his autobiography, The Adventures of a Bishop: a Phase in Irish Life, and in June 1937 announced that he intended to retire because of poor health. However, in the event he continued as archbishop until he died on 1 February 1938.[2] He was buried at St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh, where there is a memorial to him in the north aisle.[11]
Marriage and family
In 1889, D'Arcy married Harriet Le Byrtt Lewis, daughter of Richard Lewis of Comrie,
Between 1900 and 1903, D'Arcy corresponded with his uncle George James Norman D'Arcy about his uncle's petition to the Crown for the abeyant peerage of Darcy de Knayth. However, in 1903 the House of Lords awarded the title to Violet Herbert, Countess of Powis.[12]
Honours
- Honorary Doctor of Divinity, University of Oxford[3]
- Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Queen's University, Belfast[3]
- Honorary Doctor of Divinity, University of Glasgow[3]
- Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of Dublin[3]
- Fellow of the British Academy, 1927[3]
Selected publications
- A Short Study of Ethics (Macmillan, 1895, second edition, 1901)[3][13]
- Idealism and Theology: a study of presuppositions (University of Dublin Donnellan Lectures for 1897–1898)[3]
- Idealism and theology (Hodder, 1899)[13]
- Ruling Ideas of Our Lord (Christian Study Manuals Series) (Hodder and Stoughton, 1901, second edition 1902)[3][13]
- 'Articles on Consciousness, Leading Ideas, and Trinity', in Hastings' Dictionary of Christ and the Gospels[3]
- Christianity and the Supernatural (Anglican Church Handbooks series) (1909)[3]
- Christian Ethics and Modern Thought (Anglican Church Handbooks) (Longmans, Green, 1912)[3][13]
- What is the Church? (Longmans, Green, 1914)[13]
- God and Freedom in Human Experience (University of Dublin Donnellan Lectures for 1913–1914) (1915)[3]
- God and the Struggle for Existence (Charles F. D'Arcy, B.H. Streeter, and Lily Dougall) (Association Press, New York, 1919)[3]
- Anglican Essays (contributor) (1923)[3]
- Science and Creation (1925)[3]
- The Christian Outlook in the Modern World (1929)[3]
- God in Science (J. Nisbet, 1930)[3][13]
- Providence and The World-Order (Robertson Lectures, Glasgow University) (Round Table Press, 1932)[3][13]
- The Adventures of a Bishop: a Phase in Irish Life (Hodder and Stoughton, 1934, autobiography)[3][13]
- God and the struggle for existence (Association Press, 1996)[13]
References
- ^ Clogher clergy and parishes : being an account of the clergy of the Church of Ireland in the Diocese of Clogher, from the earliest period, with historical notices of the several parishes, churches, etc Leslie, J.B. p26: Enniskille; R. H. Ritchie; 1929
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Charles Frederick d'Arcy Archived 2008-12-12 at the Wayback Machine at belfastcathedral.org
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y 'D'ARCY, Most Rev. Charles Frederick', in Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008, online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2007
- ^ SIR SHANE LESLIE PAPERS FOLDER LISTING Archived 2010-07-03 at the Wayback Machine at library.georgetown.edu
- ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 434.
- ^ Desmond, Ray, & Christine Ellwood, Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists, p. 193 at books.google.com
- ^ 'D'Arcy, Charles Frederick 1859–1938' in Dictionary of Ulster Biography, D surnames Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine online at ulsterbiography.co.uk
- ^ The Senate of Southern Ireland, 1921, at ark.ac.uk
- ^ Charles Frederick D’Arcy at Ricorso
- ^ Morris, David, "Bishop Boyd-Carpenter: Sheep or Shepherd in the Eugenics Movement?" Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine at galtoninstitute.org.uk: "Two other prominent supporters of the Eugenics movement were Charles D'Arcy, Archbishop of Armagh and William Inge, Professor of Divinity at Cambridge and later Dean of St Paul's." Inge was a member of the Council of the Society from the early days; D'Arcy and Welldon were respectively chairmen of the Belfast and Manchester branches of the Society."
- ISBN 978-1-905286-48-5
- ^ a b c D'Arcy of Hyde Park Papers at nli.ie, the National Library of Ireland web site (pdf file)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Charles Frederick D'Arcy at openlibrary.org
- Obituary of Charles Frederick D'Arcy (1859 – 1938) (in Proceedings of the British Academy, Vol 24; offprint, 19 pages, Oxford University Press, 1938)
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