George Chadwick (bishop)

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]

References

1. "The Clergy List" London, Kelly’s, 1913
2. “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
3. Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 253.
4. "Handbook of British Chronology" By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 0-521-56350-X, 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, Monday, 31 Dec 1923; pg. 13; Issue 43536; col E Death Of Bishop Chadwick. A Leader In Ulster

External links

• Works by George Chadwick at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about George Chadwick at the Internet Archive

Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by William Alexander	Bishop of Derry and Raphoe 1896–1915	Succeeded by Joseph Peacocke