William Digby (Dean of Clonfert)

William Digby was a Church of Ireland priest in Ireland during the eighteenth century.[1]

The grandson of Bishop Simon Digby,[2] he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[3] He was Dean of Clonfert from 1766 until his death in 1812.[4] He was appointed a Prebendary of Elphin Cathedral in 1767[5] and of Kildare in 1770.[6]

References
  1. Handbook of British Chronology By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 0-521-56350-X, 0713642556
  2. "History of the Church of Ireland: From the revolution to the union of the Churches of England and Ireland, January 1, 1801" Mant, R: London, J.W. Parker, 1840
  3. "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860) George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p198: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  4. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 4" Cotton,H. pp179/80 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
  5. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 4" Cotton,H. p151 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
  6. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 2" Cotton,H. p262 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878


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