Charles Este, was bishop of Ossory

Bishop of Ossory

The Bishop of Ossory is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient of Kingdom of Ossory in the Province of Leinster, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:The diocese of Ossory...

 (1735–1740) and subsequently of Waterford and Lismore

County Waterford

*Abbeyside, Affane, Aglish, Annestown, An Rinn, Ardmore*Ballinacourty, Ballinameela, Ballinamult, Ballinroad, Ballybeg, Ballybricken, Ballyduff Lower, Ballyduff Upper, Ballydurn, Ballygunner, Ballylaneen, Ballymacarbry, Ballymacart, Ballynaneashagh, Ballysaggart, Ballytruckle, Bilberry, Bunmahon,...

 (1740–1745).

Born at Whitehall

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, the son of Michael Este, and educated at Westminster School

Westminster School

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 and Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church, Oxford

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, he distinguished the latter as joint editor of Carmina quadragesimalia ab aedis Christi alumnis composita…, 1723 (and subsequent editions), to which he himself contributed.

Receiving the patronage of Archbishop Boulter of Armagh

Armagh

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 whom he served as chaplain from 1724, he moved to Ireland and was collated to the rectory of Derrynoose on 9 Jan 1926. He married Susanna Clements in May 1725 and was subsequently raised to the archdeaconry of Armagh in 1730 and to the chancellorshop of Armagh in 1733. He was nominated in January 1736 to become bishop of Ossory and was consecrated in February 1737. Subsequently he moved to become bishop of Waterford and Lismore on 18 July 1744.

He restored the (former) bishop's palace at Kilkenny

Kilkenny

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 which had become derelict by 1661, installing notably a double staircase and was largely responsible for the design (Italianate windows), commissioning the architect Richard Castle, of the former bishop's palace at Waterford

Waterford

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He died on 2 December 1745.