George Chadwick (bishop) explained

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]

Notes and References

1. "The Clergy List" London, Kelly’s, 1913
2. [Who's Who (UK)|“Who was Who”]
3. Book: [[Richard Malden|Malden Richard (ed)]] . Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn) . London . The Field Press. 253. 1920 .
4. "Handbook of British Chronology" By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996, 9780521563505
5. 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
6. [The Times]