The Bishop of Down and Dromore is the Ordinary

Ordinary

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 of the Church of Ireland

Church of Ireland

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 Diocese of Down and Dromore

Diocese of Down and Dromore

The Diocese of Down and Dromore is a diocese of the Church of Ireland in the north east of Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh...

 in the Province of Armagh. The diocese is situated in the north east of Ireland

Ireland

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, which includes all of County Down

County Down

-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...

, about half of the city of Belfast

Belfast

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, and some parts of County Armagh

County Armagh

-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...

 east of the River Bann

River Bann

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.

Until 1945, the sees

Episcopal See

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 of Down, Connor and Dromore

Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore

The Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Down, Connor and Dromore; comprising all County Down and County Antrim, including the city of Belfast.-History:...

 were united under one bishop. On 1 January 1945, they were separated into the bishopric of Connor

Bishop of Connor

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 and the bishopric of Down & Dromore.

The current Incumbent is the Right Reverend Harold Miller

Harold Miller (bishop)

Harold Creeth Miller is the current bishop of the Diocese of Down and Dromore in the Church of Ireland. Coming from a Methodist background, he was elected bishop in 1997 and is considered to represent an evangelical position within the Church....

, Bishop of Down and Dromore, who was elected by the Church of Ireland House of Bishops

House of Bishops

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 on 18 February 1997 and consecrated at St Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh on 25 April 1997. The bishop's official residence is The See House, 32 Knockdene Park South, Belfast.

List of Bishops of Down and Dromore

Bishops of Down and Dromore
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1945	1955	William Shaw Kerr William Shaw Kerr The Rt Rev William Shaw Kerr, DD was the inaugural Bishop of Down and Dromore Born in 1873 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1897, his first post was a curacy at Lurgan. He was then Rector of Banbridge, Archdeacon of Dromore and finally Dean of Belfast. He died on 2...	Formerly Dean of Belfast Dean of Belfast The Dean of Belfast is the senior official of St Anne's Cathedral in the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland and head of the Chapter, its governing body.-List of Deans of Belfast:* 1894–1899: Henry Stewart O’Hara; became Bishop of Cashel and Waterford... ; elected 9 December 1944 and consecrated 25 January 1945; resigned 31 July 1955
1955	1969	Frederick Julian Mitchell Frederick Julian Mitchell The Rt Rev Frederick Julian Mitchell was the 12th Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh who was later translated to Down and Dromore Educated at Campbell College and Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1925, his first post was a curacy at St Mary’s, Belfast...	Translated from Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh The Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh is the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh in the Province of Armagh.... ; elected and confirmed 18 October 1955; resigned 7 November 1969
1970	1980	George Quin	Elected 26 November 1969 and consecrated 6 January 1970; resigned 31 March 1980
1980	1986	Robin Eames Robin Eames Robin Henry Alexander Eames, Baron Eames OM was the Anglican Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh from 1986 to 2006.-Education:...	Translated from Derry and Raphoe Bishop of Derry and Raphoe The Bishop of Derry and Raphoe is the Church of Ireland Ordinary of the united Diocese of Derry and Raphoe in the Province of Armagh.The united diocese has two Episcopal sees, one at St Columb's Cathedral, Derry in Northern Ireland, and the other at the Cathedral Church of St. Eunan, Raphoe in the... ; elected 23 April and confirmed 20 May 1980; translated to Armagh Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland) The Anglican Archbishop of Armagh is the ecclesiastical head of the Church of Ireland, the metropolitan of the Province of Armagh and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Armagh....  in 1986
1986	1997	Gordon McMullan Gordon McMullan The Rt Rev Gordon McMullan was an Anglican bishop and author in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Born in 1934 and educated at Queen's University Belfast, he was ordained in 1963. After curacies at Ballymacarrett and Knock he became Central Adviser on Christian Stewardship to the...	Translated from Bishop of Clogher Bishop of Clogher The Bishop of Clogher is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and the other of the Roman Catholic Church.-History:Clogher is one... ; elected in 1986; resigned in January 1997.
1997	present	Harold Miller Harold Miller (bishop) Harold Creeth Miller is the current bishop of the Diocese of Down and Dromore in the Church of Ireland. Coming from a Methodist background, he was elected bishop in 1997 and is considered to represent an evangelical position within the Church....	Elected 18 February 1997, and consecrated 25 April 1997.

See also

• Bishop of Down
  Bishop of Down
  The Bishop of Down was a separate episcopal title which took its name after County Down in Northern Ireland. The see was in the town of Downpatrick where the bishop's seat was located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity....
  
  
• Bishop of Dromore
  Bishop of Dromore
  The Bishop of Dromore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the market town of Dromore in County Down, Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church the title still continues as a separate bishopric, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:The...
  
  
• Bishop of Down and Connor
  Bishop of Down and Connor
  The Bishop of Down and Connor is an episcopal title which takes its name from the town of Downpatrick and the village of Connor in Northern Ireland...
  
  
• Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore
  Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore
  The Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Down, Connor and Dromore; comprising all County Down and County Antrim, including the city of Belfast.-History:...
  
  
• Down Cathedral
  Down Cathedral
  Down Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of Ireland cathedral located in the town of Downpatrick in Northern Ireland. It stands on Cathedral Hill overlooking the town.-History:...
  
  
• St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast
  St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast
  St Anne's Cathedral, also known as Belfast Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland...