Edmund Knox
Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe; Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora; Irish Anglican bishop
About Edmund Knox
Lived 1772 – 1849 (aged 76–77). Edmund Knox was an Irish anglican priest.
Edmund Knox (1772 – 3 May 1849) was an absentee Irish bishop in the mid 19th century whose death at the height of the Irish Famine lead to a famously critical leading article in The Times.
He was born in 1772, the 7th and youngest son of Thomas Knox, 1st Viscount Northland and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was Dean of Down from 1817 to his elevation to the episcopate as Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora in 1831. Translated to become Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe in 1834 he died in post on 3 May 1849.
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Who was Edmund Knox?
Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe; Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora; Irish Anglican bishop
When was Edmund Knox born?
Edmund Knox was born in 1772.
When did Edmund Knox die?
Edmund Knox died on 3 May 1849.
What was Edmund Knox's occupation?
Edmund Knox was an anglican priest.
What nationality was Edmund Knox?
Edmund Knox was Irish.
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· DBpedia: Edmund Knox (bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe)
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