| Province of Armagh | |
| Church: | Church of Ireland |
| Bishop: | Archbishop of Armagh |
| Cathedral: | St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh |
| Dioceses: | 7 |
The Archdeacon of Raphoe is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Derry and Raphoe.[1] As such they are responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy[2] within the Raphoe part of the diocese,[3] which is by far the largest.[4]
The archdeaconry can trace its history back to Thomas O'Nahan, who held the office from 1299 to 1306,[5] to the current incumbent David Huss who assumed office in 2013.[6]
| Archdeacons of Raphoe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1299 | 1306 | Thomas O'Nahan (Irish: Tomás Ó Naán) | First recorded Archdeacon[7] |
| 1442 | Laurence | Recorded during 1442. | |
| 1619 | 1638 | Thomas Bruce | (1636-1689[8] |
| 1675 | 1689 | James Hamilton | Also Vicar General of Raphoe |
| 1690 | 1754 | Andrew Hamilton | Archdeacon for 64 years |
| 1754 | 1756 | The Ven. John Hamilton | Son of George Hamilton MP,[9] |
| 1752 | 1772 | Frederick Hamilton | Also held livings at Wellingborough and Stanton;[10] |
| 1772 | 1781 | Charles Leslie | Also Vicar General of Raphoe |
| 1781 | 1783 | John Alcock | Also Prebendary of Drumholm in Raphoe Cathedral |
| 1783 | 1797 | James Montgomery | Collated 23 February 1783. |
| 1798 | 1814 | Also Regius Professor of Law at Trinity College, Dublin from 1776 to 1778. | |
| 1818 | 1835 | John Ussher | b Wicklow 1764 - d Belfast 1835.[11] |
| 1835 | 1845 | Brabazon William Disney[12] | Compiled an eight-volume collection of his sermons.[13] |
| 1846 | 1852 | Maurice George Fenwick Bisset | His wife inherited the Bisset of Lessendrum estate.[14] |
| 1852 | 1877 | Frederick Falkiner Goold | Also Private Chaplain to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.[15] |
| 1877 | 1897 | Michael Bell Cox | Died before consecration.[16] |
| 1900 | 1919 | John Molloy | Rector of Taughboyne from 1886.[17] |
| 1957 | 1980 | Louis Warden Crooks, OBE[18] (1912–1989) | Also Chaplain to the Forces and the Parliament of Northern Ireland.[19] |
| 1983 | 2013 | Matthew Scott Harte | Also Prebendary of Howth at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin from 2007 to 2013.[20] |
| 2013 | present | The Venerable David Ian Huss | Also Rector of Donegal.[21] |