Denison Cumberland

Denison Cumberland was an 18th-century Anglican bishop in Ireland.^[1]

He was nominated Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh^[2] on 19 April 1763 and consecrated on 19 June that year; and translated to Kilmore^[3] on 6 March 1772. He died in office in November 1774 and was buried in the grounds of Kilmore Cathedral on 22 November 1774. He was a grandson of Richard Cumberland, and married Johanna Bentley, daughter of Richard Bentley. Their daughter was Mary Alcock.

References

^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
^ "The Pocket Herald; Or, A Complete View Of The PresentVolume 2, Issue 2" London, Almon, 1769
^ "London: being an accurate history and description of the British Volume 6" Hughson,D: London,W.Stratford 1809

Church of England titles
Preceded by John Oswald	Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh 1763–1772	Succeeded by Walter Cope
Preceded by John Cradock	Bishop of Kilmore 1772– 1774	Succeeded by George Lewis Jones

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