John Darley (bishop)

For other people named John Darley, see John Darley (disambiguation).

John Richard Darley (1799 – 1884), a "man who laboured strenuously to awaken and sustain the practical interest of the clergy and laity",[1] was a 19th-century Irish Anglican bishop.[2]

Born in County Monaghan and educated at the Royal School Dungannon and Trinity College, Dublin,[3] he was later Headmaster of his old school.[4] Ordained in 1826 he was the Rector of Drumgoon and Archdeacon of Ardagh before elevation to the episcopate[5] as the 6th bishop of the United Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh. In 1859, Darley both built and financed the running of a school at Cootehill, Co. Cavan. Today, this school is known as the Darley National School.[6]

References

  1. ^ The Times, 22 January 1884; p. 6. "Obituary John Richard Darley"
  2. ^ "Darley , John Richard (1799–1884)'", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Blacker,B.H (Oxford, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004) ISBN 0-19-861411-X
  3. ^ "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p211: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  4. ^ Genealogical web site
  5. ^ IRELAND. Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper(London, England), Sunday, 27 September 1874; Issue 1662
  6. ^ Jonathan A. Smyth, 'John Richard Darley (1799-1884), Bishop, Scholar & Philanthropist', Breifne, vol.xi, no.44. (2008)
Religious titles
Preceded by Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh
1874 –1884 		Succeeded by