Dean of Elphin and Ardagh


The Dean of Elphin and Ardagh is based in St [John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo] in the Diocese of Elphin and Ardagh within the united bishopric of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh of the Church of Ireland. The dioceses of Elphin and Ardagh were merged in 1841. The original cathedral had been destroyed by military action in 1496 and the original diocesan cathedral was damaged by a storm in 1957 and abandoned in 1961.
The current incumbent is The Very Reverend A. Williams.

Deans of Elphin

  • Malachi O'Flanagan: ? – 1587
  • Thomas O'Heidegein: 1587
  • Thomas Burke: 1591–1603
  • Edward King: 1603
  • Eriell O'Higgin: 1606
  • John Evatt: 1613–1633
  • 1634 Richard Jones: 1634
  • Joseph Ware: 1642–1648
  • Edward Synge: ? – 1661
  • Clement Paman: 1661–1664
  • Daniel Neyland: 1664
  • 1665 Thomas Crofton: 1665
  • Anthony Cope: 1683–1700
  • Edward Goldsmith: 1700–1723
  • Peter Mahon: 1723–1739
  • Christopher Lloyd: 1739–1757
  • James Dickson: 1757–1768
  • Robert Bligh: 1768–1778
  • John Barry: 1778–1794
  • Francis Browne: 1794–1797
  • John French: 1797–1848
  • William Warburton: 1848–1894
  • Francis Burke: 1894–1900
  • Alexander Kearney: 1904–1912

Deans of Ardagh

Deans of Elphin and Ardagh