William Walsh (Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin)
The Rt Rev William Pakenham Walsh, DD, MA (4 May 1820–30 July 1902) was a 19th-century Anglican priest [1] and author.[2]
Born on 4 May 1820, he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1844. He held curacies at Ovoca and Rathdrum [3] after which he was the incumbent at Sandford, Dublin.[4] Later (1873–1878) he was Dean of Cashel and then Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin [5] from 1878[6] until [7] 1897.[8] He died on 30 July 1902.[9]
His son was the inaugural Bishop of Assam.[10]
Notes
- ↑ “Handbook of British Chronology” By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 0-521-56350-X, 9780521563505
- ↑ Amongst others he wrote “Moabite Stone”, 1874; “The Angel of the Lord”, 1876; “Ancient Monuments and Holy Writ”, 1878; “Heroes of the Mission Field”, 1880; “The Decalogue of Charity”, 1882; “Echoes of Bible History”, 1886; and “The Voices of the Psalms”, 1889 > British Library website accessed 19:23 GMT 1 January 2010
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ ”The Belfast News-Letter” (Belfast, Ireland), Monday, February 21, 1859; Issue 13313
- ↑ “A New History of Ireland ”Moody,T.M; Martin,F.X; Byrne,F.J;Cosgrove,F: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
- ↑ ”THE WEEK”Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, September 7, 1878; Issue 6547
- ↑ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
- ↑ ”THE CHURCH OF IRELAND” The Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Friday, October 22, 1897; Issue 25664
- ↑ Bishop William Walsh. The Times Thursday, Jul 31, 1902; pg. 8; Issue 36834; col D
- ↑ Project Canterbury
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin June 1878 –June 1897 |
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