Archdeacon of Aghadoe

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.

Province of Dublin

Church	Church of Ireland
Metropolitan bishop	Archbishop of Dublin
Cathedral	Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
Dioceses	5

The archdeaconry can trace its history back to Dionysius (Archdeacon of Aghadoe) who held the office in 1266.[4] Two incumbents went on to hold other high offices:James Bland who became Dean of Ardfert[5] and Alexander Arbuthnot who went on to be Dean of Cloyne then Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora.[6] The last discrete incumbent was John George Fahy.

References

1. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton,H. pp453Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
2. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p81 London, Horace Cox, 1908
3. "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
4. Cotton (ibid)
5. 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
6. The Gentleman's Magazine