Archdeacon of Raphoe

The Archdeacon of Raphoe is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Derry and Raphoe.^[1] As such they are responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy^[2] within the Raphoe part of the diocese,^[3] which is by far the largest.^[4]

Province of Armagh
Church	Church of Ireland
Metropolitan bishop	Archbishop of Armagh
Cathedral	St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh
Dioceses	7

The archdeaconry can trace its history back to Thomas O'Nahan, who held the office from 1299 to 1306,^[5] to the current incumbent David Huss who assumed office in 2013.^[6]

Archdeacons of Raphoe

Archdeacons of Raphoe
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1299	1306	Thomas O'Nahan (Irish: Tomás Ó Naán)	First recorded Archdeacon[7]: 364
1442		Laurence	Recorded during 1442.[7]: 364
1619	1638	Thomas Bruce	(1636-1689[8][7]: 365
1675	1689	James Hamilton	Also Vicar General of Raphoe[7]: 365
1690	1754	Andrew Hamilton	Archdeacon for 64 years[7]: 365
1754	1756	The Ven. John Hamilton	Son of George Hamilton MP,[9]
1752	1772	Frederick Hamilton	Also held livings at Wellingborough and Stanton;[10]
1772	1781	Charles Leslie	Also Vicar General of Raphoe[7]: 365
1781	1783	John Alcock	Also Prebendary of Drumholm in Raphoe Cathedral[7]: 365
1783	1797	James Montgomery	Collated 23 February 1783.[7]: 365
1798	1814	The Ven. Michael Kearney, D.D.	Also Regius Professor of Law at Trinity College, Dublin from 1776 to 1778.[7]: 365
1818	1835	John Ussher	b Wicklow 1764 - d Belfast 1835.[11]
1835	1845	Brabazon William Disney[12]	Compiled an eight-volume collection of his sermons.[13]
1846	1852	Maurice George Fenwick Bisset	His wife inherited the Bisset of Lessendrum estate.[14]
1852	1877	Frederick Falkiner Goold	Also Private Chaplain to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.[15]
1877	1897	Michael Bell Cox	Died before consecration.[16]
1900	1919	John Molloy	Rector of Taughboyne from 1886.[17]
1957	1980	Louis Warden Crooks, OBE[18] (1912–1989)	Also Chaplain to the Forces and the Parliament of Northern Ireland.[19]
1983	2013	Matthew Scott Harte	Also Prebendary of Howth at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin from 2007 to 2013.[20]
2013	present	The Venerable David Ian Huss	Also Rector of Donegal.[21]

References

1. Diocesan web site
2. "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
3. History of the City of Dublin, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Day, Volume 1 p299 John Warburton, J; Whitelaw, J, Walsh, R (Eds): London, T.Cadell and W.Davies, 1818
4. Crockford's on line accessed Monday 5 January 2015 19:53 GMT
5. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton, H. pp127-1 32 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
6. Diocesan Web site
7. Cotton, Henry (1848–1878). Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3. Dublin: Hodges & Smith.
8. "History of the Church of Ireland, from the Reformation to the Revolution, Volume 2" Mant, R p564: London; J.W. Parker; 1840
9. Murch, Jerome (1893). "Mr. Beckford". Biographical Sketches of Bath Celebrities, Ancient and Modern, with Some Fragments of Local History. pp. 288–308. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
10. CCEd
11. 'Deaths' Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Friday, 17 July 1835; Issue 10235
12. "Deputy Keeper of Public Records in Ireland : appendix to thirtieth report (Diocese of Dublin)" Dublin; HMSO: 1899
13. "Occasional and Practical Sermons" (Dublin 1847) British Library web site accessed 19:18 GMT Monday 28 January 2013
14. Temple, Rev. William. The Thanage of Fermartyn, quoted on rootsweb.ancestry.com
15. Ireland. The Times (London, England), Monday, 15 Mar 1858; pg. 12; Issue 22941. Category: News
16. THIS MORNING'S NEWS IN BRIEF Liverpool Mercury etc (Liverpool, England), Wednesday, 18 August 1897; Issue 15486. British Library Newspapers, Part I: 1800-1900
17. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p997: London, Horace Cox, 1908
18. "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood" (PDF). London Gazette. p. 3379. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
19. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980–82 p236: Oxford, OUP, 1983 ISBN 0-19-200010-1
20. Crockfords (London, Church House, 2008/9) p 359 ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
21. Ireland Anglican