James Verschoyle

Irish Anglican bishop

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James Verschoyle, LL.D. (1747–1834) was an Irish Anglican bishop.[1]

Educated at Trinity College, Dublin,[2] he was successively Archdeacon of Glendalough,[3] Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin and Bishop of Killala and Achonry.[4][5]

He died in April 1834.[6]

References

  1. ^ "History of the Church of Ireland: From the revolution to the union of the Churches of England and Ireland, January 1, 1801; with a catalogue of the Archbishops and Bishops, continued to November, 1840; and a notice of the alterations made in the hierarchy by the act of 3 and 4 William IV" Mant, R. p790: London; John W. Parker; 1840
  2. ^ "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860)" George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p838: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  3. ^ Burke's Landed Gentry Of Ireland, 1912, Pg.732
  4. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 395–396. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  5. ^ Cotton, Henry (1850). The Succession of the Prelates and Members of the Cathedral Bodies of Ireland. Fasti ecclesiae Hiberniae. Vol. 4, The Province of Connaught. Dublin: Hodges and Smith. pp. 67–78.
  6. ^ "Death of the Bishop of Killala". The Morning Chronicle. No. 20174. London, England. 23 April 1834.
Religious titles
Preceded by
John Gast
Archdeacon of Glendalough
1788 – 1791
Succeeded by
James Hastings
Preceded by
Robert Fowler
Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
1794– 1810
Succeeded by
John Keatinge
Preceded by
Joseph Stock
Bishop of Killala and Achonry
1810 – 1834
Succeeded by
Power Le Poer Trench
Archbishop of Tuam to which Killala & Achonry was united
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