Charles Cobbe was Archbishop of Dublin

Archbishop of Dublin (Church of Ireland)

The Archbishop of Dublin is the title of the senior cleric who presides over the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough in the Church of Ireland...

 from 1743 to 1765. He was the second son of Thomas and Veriana (nee Chaloner) Cobbe of Winchester

Winchester

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 in Hampshire, England.

In 1730 Charles married Dorothea Levinge, widow of Sir John Rawdon Bt, of Moira, County Down

Moira, County Down

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. Dorothea had two sons by Sir John: John

John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira

John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira , known as Sir John Rawdon, Bt, between 1724 and 1750 and as The Lord Rawdon between 1750 and 1762, was an Irish peer.-Background:...

, later Earl of Moira; and Arthur Rawdon. Dorothea bore two more sons by Charles Cobbe: Charles (1731–1750); and Thomas (1733–1814).

Charles was a member of the prominent Cobbe family

Cobbe family

The Cobbe family is an Irish landed family. The family has an ancient and eminent history, and has produced many prominent Irish politicians, clergymen, writers, activists and soldiers, such as writer and social reformer Frances Power Cobbe, General Alexander Cobbe and Primate of Ireland Charles...

, and built the ancestral home Newbridge Estate

Newbridge Estate

Newbridge Estate is an early 18th century Georgian estate and mansion situated outside Dublin, Ireland. It was built by Archbishop Charles Cobbe in 1736 and remained the family home of the Irish Cobbe family until 1985 when it was acquired by the Dublin County Council in a unique arrangement with...

 outside Dublin between 1747 and 1752.

Ecclesiastical career

Cobbe arrived in Ireland in August 1717 as chaplain to Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton

Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton

Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton KG PC was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Member of Parliament for Hampshire and a supporter of William III of Orange....

. By January the following year he was appointed Dean of Ardagh

Ardagh

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. In 1720 he was appointed to the Bishopric of Killala

Bishop of Killala and Achonry

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. By 1726 he was translated to the See of Dromore

Bishop of Dromore

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, and in 1731 he was promoted to the Bishopric of Kildare

Bishop of Kildare

The Bishop of Kildare was an episcopal title which took its name after the town of Kildare in County Kildare, Ireland. The title is no longer in use by any of the main Christian churches having been united with other bishoprics. In the Roman Catholic Church, the title has been merged with that of...

and the Deanery of Christ Church. He held this position until 10th March 1743 when he was enthroned as Archbishop of Dublin, bringing him to fourth in precedence in the government of Ireland.