Archdeacon of Dromore explained

Province of Armagh
Church:	Church of Ireland
Bishop:	Archbishop of Armagh
Cathedral:	St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (Church of Ireland)
Dioceses:	7
Parishes:	187

The Archdeacon of Dromore is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Down and Dromore.^[1] The archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of clergy^[2] within the Diocese.^[3]

History

The archdeaconry can trace its history back to Andreas, who held the office before becoming bishop of Dromore in 1244.^[4] The current incumbent is Roderic West.^[5] In between, many of them went on to higher office:

• Thomas Bayly
  • Theophilus Campbell David Chillingworth (Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, 2004–2017)
• Samuel Crooks (Dean of Belfast, 1970–1985)
• Ken Good (Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, 2002–2019)
• William Kerr (Bishop of Down and Dromore, 1944–1955)
• Francis Marsh
• Jack Shearer (Dean of Belfast, 1985–2001)
• Patrick Sheridan (Bishop of Cloyne, 1679–1682)

See also

• Clanwilliam Earldom
• Freeman Wills Crofts
• John Meade, 1st Earl of Clanwilliam
• James Saurin

Notes and References

1. https://www.downanddromore.org/pages/about-us/office-holders-and-diocesan-council Diocesan web site
2. "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001
3. "Clerical and Parochial Records of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross" Maziere Brady, W: London, Longmans, 1864
4. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton, H. pp295-297 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
5. http://ireland.anglican.org/news/4969 Ireland Anglican