Henry Griffin Explained

Henry Griffin
Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe
Term:	1854–1866
Nationality:	Irish
Religion:	Church of Ireland (Anglican)
Spouse:	Jane Eyre née Lysaght
Alma Mater:	Trinity College, Dublin

Henry Griffin (1786 – 5 April 1866) was an eminent Irish Anglican bishop^[1] in the mid 19th century.^[2]

He was born in 1786 in Wexford and educated at Trinity College, Dublin.^[3] He was the incumbent at Clonfeacle from 1829 until 1854 when he was consecrated Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe. He died in post on 5 April 1866.^[4] He had become a Doctor of Divinity (DD).

Notes and References

1. Fryde, E. B; Greenway, D. E; Porter, S; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. .
2. "A New History of Ireland" Moody, T.M; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J; Cosgrove, F:Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976
3. "Fasti Ecclesesiae Hibernicae" Cotton, H Dublin, Hodges & Smith 1860
4. The Times, Saturday, 7 April 1866; pg. 10; Issue 25466; col C Ireland