Richard Bourke (bishop)

The Right Reverend and Honourable Hon. Richard Bourke
Church	Church of Ireland
Diocese	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore
In office	1813–1832
Predecessor	Joseph Stock
Successor	Diocese merged with Cashel
Other post(s)	Prebendary of Tuam (1791) Rector of Templemichael and Mohill (1795) Dean of Ardagh (1800–13)
Orders
Consecration	10 October 1813
Personal details
Born	Richard Bourke (1767-04-22)22 April 1767
Died	15 November 1832(1832-11-15) (aged 65)
Nationality	Irish
Parents	Joseph Bourke, 3rd Earl of Mayo Elizabeth Meade
Spouse	Frances Fowler ​ ​ (m. 1795; died 1827)​
Children	4, including: Robert Bourke, 5th Earl of Mayo
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

The Honourable Richard Bourke (22 April 1767 – 15 November 1832) was an Irish Church of Ireland cleric who was Dean of Ardagh (1800–1813) and the last Bishop of Waterford and Lismore (1813–1832)[1] before it merged with the defunct Ecclesiastical Province of Cashel.[2]

Early life

Born into an aristocratic family, Bourke was the second son of Joseph Bourke, 3rd Earl of Mayo and his wife Elizabeth Meade, the daughter of Richard Meade, 3rd Baronet.[3] He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford.

Career

Bourke was appointed Prebendary of Tuam in 1791, Rector of Templemichael and of Mohill in 1795 and became Dean of Ardagh in 1800 before his elevation to the episcopacy. He was nominated to the See of Waterford and Lismore on 25 August 1813 and consecrated on 10 October 1813.

Family

Bourke married Frances Fowler (d.1827) on 20 March 1795, and they had four children: Frances, Mildred, Catherine, and Robert (later 5th Earl of Mayo).

See also

• House of Burgh, an Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman dynasty founded in 1193
• Church of Ireland

References

Citations

1. The Gentleman's Magazine Volume 152, p. 645.
2. Irish Tourist Board
3. "Person Page".

Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by Joseph Stock	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore 1813–1832	Succeeded by Diocese merged with Cashel
Preceded by Charles Mongan Warburton	Dean of Ardagh 1800–1813	Succeeded by Richard Graves