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Archdeacon of Aghadoe

Archdeacon of Aghadoe

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The Archdeacon of Aghadoe was a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe from the mid thirteenth century[1] to the early 20th.[2] As such he was responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy [3] within his part of the Diocese of Ardfert (until 1666); and then the combined diocese of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe.

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The archdeaconry can trace its history back to Dionysius, who was mentioned as being archdeacon when he was appointed to Bishop of Aghadoe in 1266.[1] Two incumbents went on to hold other high offices:James Bland who became Dean of Ardfert[4] and Alexander Arbuthnot who went on to be Dean of Cloyne then Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora.[5] The last discrete incumbent was John George Fahy.

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  1. [1]
    "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. pp453Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
  2. [2]
    Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p81 London, Horace Cox, 1908
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    "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
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    Venn, John & Venn, John Archibald. Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, Cambridge University Press Part I vol. i p164
  5. [5]
    The Gentleman's Magazine
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