Robert Leslie (died 10 August 1672) was an Anglican prelate who served in the Church of Ireland as the Bishop of Dromore (1660–61), then Bishop of Raphoe (1661–71), and finally Bishop of Clogher (1671–72).[1]
| Styles of Robert Leslie | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Reference style | The Right Reverend |
| Spoken style | My Lord |
| Religious style | Bishop |
He was the son of Dr Henry Leslie, Bishop of Down and Connor.[2] Robert was educated in Dublin and took a Master of Arts degree at Aberdeen.[3] In 1638, his first ecclesiastical appointment was as a canon of St Saviour's Cathedral in Connor, County Antrim.[4] Three years later, the cathedral was destroyed during the Irish Rebellion of 1641. After the Restoration of the monarchy, he was nominated Bishop of Dromore on 6 August 1660 and consecrated on 27 January 1661.[3][5] He was also granted in commendam the archdeaconry of Connor by letters patent on 10 August 1660.[4]
He was translated twice, firstly to the bishopric of Raphoe on 20 June 1661,[6][7] and secondly to the bishopric of Clogher on 26 October 1671.[8][9] After becoming bishop of Clogher, he resigned the archdeaconry of Connor.[4]
He died in office at Ballygawley, County Tyrone on 10 August 1672,[9][10] and was interred in St Macartan's Cathedral, Clogher.[10]
References
edit- ^ Clogher clergy and parishes : being an account of the clergy of the Church of Ireland in the Diocese of Clogher, from the earliest period, with historical notices of the several parishes, churches, etc Leslie, J.B. p 14: Enniskille; R. H. Ritchie; 1929
- ^ Cotton 1849, The Province of Ulster, pp. 267 and 281.
- ^ a b Cotton 1849, The Province of Ulster, p. 281.
- ^ a b c Cotton 1849, The Province of Ulster, p. 257.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 388.
- ^ Cotton 1849, The Province of Ulster, p. 351.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 405.
- ^ Cotton 1849, The Province of Ulster, pp. 79–80.
- ^ a b Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 382.
- ^ a b Cotton 1849, The Province of Ulster, p. 80.
Bibliography
edit- Cotton, Henry (1849). The Province of Ulster. Fasti Ecclesiae Hiberniae: The Succession of the Prelates and Members of the Cathedral Bodies of Ireland. Vol. 3. Dublin: Hodges and Smith.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.