John Smith (bishop of Killala and Achonry)

John Smith DD was an Irish Anglican priest in Ireland[1][2] in the seventeenth century.[3]

A native of Athboy, he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[4] He became the Rector of Inniskeen in 1635. He was Archdeacon of Ardfert from 1664 to 1666[5] when he became Dean of Limerick.[6] He was appointed to the episcopate as Bishop of Killala and Achonry in 1679 but died the following year on 7 March.[7]

References
  1. Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 360, 395, and 433.
  2. Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, pp. 330, 387, and 436.
  3. "History of the Church of Ireland, from the Reformation to the Revolution" By Mant,R. p742: London J.W. Parker, 1840
  4. "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860)" Burtchaell, George Dames/Sadleir, Thomas Ulick (Eds) p759 Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  5. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton,H. pp450/451 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
  6. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton,H. p396 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
  7. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 4" Cotton,H. pp69/70 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878


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