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The Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry is the Church of Ireland

Church of Ireland

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Ordinary

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of the united Diocese of Tuam, Killala and Achonry in the Province of Armagh. The present incumbent is the Right Reverend Patrick Rooke.

The bishop has two episcopal seats (Cathedra

Cathedra

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): St. Mary's Cathedral

St Mary's Cathedral, Tuam

St Mary's Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Tuam, Killala and Achonry in the Church of Ireland. It is located in Tuam, County Galway in Ireland. From the 12th century until 1839, both before and after the Reformation, it was the seat of the former Archdiocese of Tuam...

, Tuam

Tuam

Tuam is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The name is pronounced choo-um . It is situated west of the midlands of Ireland, and north of Galway city.-History:...

and St. Patrick's Cathedral, Killala

Killala

Killala is a village in County Mayo in Ireland, north of Ballina. The railway line from Dublin to Ballina once extended to Killala. To the west of Killala is a Townsplots West , which contains numerous ancient forts.- History :...

. There had been a third, St. Crumnathy’s Cathedral, Achonry

Achonry

Achonry is a village in County Sligo, Ireland.In the parish is the former Church of Ireland Cathedral of St Crumnathy, now deconsecrated.-See also:* List of towns and villages in Ireland-External links:** — photograph at flickr.com...

, but was deconsecrated

Deconsecration

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in 1998 and is now used for ecumenical

Ecumenism

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events.

Following the retirement in January 2011 of the Right Reverend Richard Henderson

Richard Crosbie Aitken Henderson

Richard Crosbie Aitken Henderson is a clergyman who has served with the Church of Ireland and the Church of England. Until 31 January 2011 he was Bishop of Tuam, Killala, and Achonry....

, it was proposed that no successor be elected immediately, so as to give a committee time to consider the future of the diocese; this proposal was however defeated on 5th March 2011 at a special meeting of the Church of Ireland General Synod called to consider the suggestion. A successor was accordingly elected.

List of bishops

Bishops of Tuam, Killala and Achonry
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1839	1866	The Hon Thomas Plunket Thomas Plunket, 2nd Baron Plunket The Right Reverend Thomas Span Plunket, 2nd Baron Plunket , was Bishop of Tuam, Killaly and Achonry.Plunket was the first son of William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket and his wife, Catherine . He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge. On the death of his father in 1854, he became the 2nd Baron... (until 1854) The Lord Plunket Thomas Plunket, 2nd Baron Plunket The Right Reverend Thomas Span Plunket, 2nd Baron Plunket , was Bishop of Tuam, Killaly and Achonry.Plunket was the first son of William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket and his wife, Catherine . He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge. On the death of his father in 1854, he became the 2nd Baron... (from 1854)	Nominated Nomination Nomination is part of the process of selecting a candidate for either election to an office, or the bestowing of an honor or award.In the context of elections for public office, a candidate who has been selected by a political party is normally said to be the nominee of that party... 5 April 1839; consecrated Consecration Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service, usually religious. The word "consecration" literally means "to associate with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different groups... 14 April 1839; also became 2nd Baron Plunket Baron Plunket Baron Plunket, of Newtown in the County of Cork, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1827 for the prominent Irish lawyer and Whig politician William Plunket. He served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1830 and 1834 and again from 1835 to 1841. His eldest son, the... in 1854; died 19 October 1866
1867	1890	The Hon Charles Bernard	Appointed by letters patent Letters patent Letters patent are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch or president, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or corporation... 30 November 1866; consecrated 30 January 1867; died 31 January 1890
1890	1913	James O'Sullivan James O'Sullivan James O'Sullivan was an Irish 20th century Anglican bishop.Born in 1834 he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1858.. He was Rector of Rahoon and then of St Nicholas, Galway. Later he was Archdeacon of Tuam and then, from 1890,the 57th Bishop of Tuam 56th Bishop of Killala...	Elected 14 April 1890; consecrated 15 May 1890; resigned February 1913; died 10 January 1915
1913	1919	The Hon Benjamin Plunket	Elected 13 April 1913; consecrated 10 May 1913; translated Translation (ecclesiastical) Translation is the technical term when a Bishop is transferred from one diocese to another.This can be* From Suffragan Bishop status to Diocesan BishopFrom Coadjutor bishop to Diocesan BishopFrom one country's Episcopate to another... to Meath Bishop of Meath The Bishop of Meath is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... 15 October 1919
1920	1923	Arthur Edwin Ross Arthur Edwin Ross Arthur Edwin Ross MC and bar was an eminent Irish cleric. He was born in 1869 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was Rector of Ballymena and a World War I Chaplain before elevation to the Episcopate as the 5th Bishop of Tuam, Killala, and Achonry. He died on 24 May 1923.-Notes:...	Elected 15 January 1920; consecrated 24 February 1920; died 24 May 1924
1923	1927	John Orr John Orr (bishop) The Most Rev John Orr, DD, MA was a 20th century Anglican Bishop. Born in 1874 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he was ordained in 1900. He began his career with a curacies at St John’s, Dublin and All Saints, Aghade, and St Nicholas, Dundalk and Kilmore Cathedral. In 1912 he became...	Elected 18 July 1923; consecrated 6 August 1923; translated to Meath Bishop of Meath The Bishop of Meath is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... 15 November 1927
1928	1931	John Harden	Elected 15 November 1927; consecrated 6 January 1928; died 2 October 1931
1932	1938	William Hardy Holmes William Hardy Holmes The Most Reverend William Hardy Holmes, DD, MA was a 20th century Anglican Bishop. Born on 25 June 1873 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he was ordained in 1897, and began his career with a curacy at Christ Church, Derry. He then held incumbencies at Kilbarron and Ballyshannon. In 1916...	Elected 15 December 1931; consecrated 2 February 1932; translated to Meath Bishop of Meath The Bishop of Meath is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... 19 October 1938
1939	1957	John Crozier	Elected 23 November 1938; consecrated 2 February 1939; resigned 31 December 1957; died 1966
1958	1969	Arthur Butler	Elected 9 April 1958; consecrated 27 May 1958; translated to Connor Bishop of Connor The Bishop of Connor is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Connor in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The title is currently used by the Church of Ireland, but in the Roman Catholic Church it has been united with another bishopric.... 14 October 1969
1970	1985	John Duggan	Elected 27 November 1970; consecrated 2 February 1970; resigned 1985; died 20 July 2000
1986	1997	John Neill John Neill John Robert Winder Neill was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin until the end of January 2011.The fourth generation of his family to become a clergyman, John Neill was educated in Dublin at the Avoca School and at Sandford Park. He attended the University of Dublin , Jesus College and...	Elected 6 January 1986; consecrated January 1986; translated to Cashel and Ossory Bishop of Cashel and Ossory The Bishop of Cashel and Ossory is the Ordinary of the United Diocese of Cashel, Waterford and Lismore with Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin in the Church of Ireland... 23 April 1997
1998	2011	Richard Henderson	Elected 21 November 1997; consecrated 2 February 1998. Resigned to return to parish ministry in the Church of England Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... .Bishop Richard Henderson to take up new post in England. Church of Ireland website. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
2011		Patrick William Rooke	Elected by the House of Bishops 13 April 2011 ; consecrated 9 September 2011 .