Randolph Barlow

Randolph Barlow, (Randulph, Ranulph, Randall or Ralph Barlow; c. 1572–1638) was made Pembroke College fellow at Cambridge University in 1593; attained Master of Arts in 1594; awarded Doctor of Divinity in 1600; took holy orders and later served in the Church of Ireland as the Archbishop of Tuam from 1629 to 1638.

Styles of Randolph Barlow, B.D.
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Grace
Religious style	Archbishop

Born in around 1572, his first known ecclesiastical appointment was 1601 as parish priest of Ripton Regis[1], in 1612 as canon of Kildare Cathedral, and later to the Prebendary of Geashill (1614–17).[2] He was also appointed Archdeacon of Meath in 1612,[3] Dean of Leighlin (1614–18)[4] and Precentor of Ossory (1615–18).[5] He was then appointed the Dean of Christ Church, Dublin in 1618.[6]

He was nominated the Archbishop of Tuam on 6 February 1629 and consecrated at Drogheda in April 1629.[7][8][9] He was permitted to hold the deanery of Christ Church, Dublin and the rectory of Athenry in commendam.[7] He appears to retain the archdeaconry of Meath until the next archdeacon was appointed in 1633,[3] and resigned the deanery of Christ Church, Dublin on 17 December 1634.[6]

He married Elizabeth Wheeler, daughter of Jonas Wheeler, Bishop of Ossory and Martha Tucker. They had at least one daughter Elizabeth, who married Sir Francis Hamilton, 1st Baronet.

He died in office at Tuam, County Galway on 22 February 1638, aged 66, and was buried in St Mary's Cathedral, Tuam.[7][8][9]

Notes

1. "Baal-Barrow." Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714. Ed. Joseph Foster. Oxford: University of Oxford, 1891. 51-78. British History Online Retrieved 1 May 2020.
2. Cotton 1848, The Province of Leinster, p. 260.
3. Cotton 1849, The Province of Ulster, p. 128.
4. Cotton 1848, The Province of Leinster, p. 390.
5. Cotton 1848, The Province of Leinster, p. 297.
6. Cotton 1848, The Province of Leinster, p. 42.
7. Cotton 1850, The Province of Connaught, pp. 13–14.
8. Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 406.
9. Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, p. 431.

References

• Cotton, Henry (1848). The Province of Leinster. Fasti Ecclesiae Hiberniae: The Succession of the Prelates and Members of the Cathedral Bodies of Ireland. Volume 2. Dublin: Hodges and Smith.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Cotton, Henry (1849). The Province of Ulster. Fasti Ecclesiae Hiberniae: The Succession of the Prelates and Members of the Cathedral Bodies of Ireland. Volume 3. Dublin: Hodges and Smith.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Cotton, Henry (1850). The Province of Connaught. Fasti Ecclesiae Hiberniae: The Succession of the Prelates and Members of the Cathedral Bodies of Ireland. Volume 4. Dublin: Hodges and Smith.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1984). Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II. A New History of Ireland. Volume IX. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-821745-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by John Rider	Archdeacon of Meath 1613–1633	Succeeded by John Bramhall
Preceded by Thomas Tedder	Dean of Leighlin 1614–1618	Succeeded by John Parker
Preceded by Jonas Wheeler	Dean of Christ Church, Dublin 1618–1634	Succeeded by Henry Tilson
Preceded by William Daniel	Archbishop of Tuam 1629–1638	Succeeded by Richard Boyle