George Chadwick (bishop)
George Alexander Chadwick DD (10 October 1840 – 29 December 1923) was the Bishop of Derry and Raphoe.[1]
Born on 10 October 1840 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin,[2] he was ordained in 1863 and began his career as a curate at St Anne, Belfast. He was then appointed Rector of St James, Belfast where he remained until 1872.[3] He was Rector of St Mark's Armagh until 1886 when he became Dean of Armagh. In 1896 he was elevated to the episcopate,[4] being elected on 18 February and consecrated on 25 March.
An eminent author,[5] he resigned his see on 31 January 1916 and died on 29 December 1923[6]
References
- ^ "The Clergy List" London, Kelly’s, 1913
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 253.
- ^ "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 "Christ bearing Witness to Himself", 1879; "As He that Serveth", 1880; "My Devotional Life", 1882; "Exodus and St Mark", 1899; "Poems, Chiefly Sacred", 1900; and "The Intellect and the Heart", 1905 > British Library web site accessed 18:58 GMT Saturday 4 September 2010
- ^ The Times, Monday, 31 Dec 1923; pg. 13; Issue 43536; col E Death Of Bishop Chadwick. A Leader In Ulster
External links
- Works by George Chadwick at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about George Chadwick at the Internet Archive
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