About Joseph Peacocke
Lived 1866 – 1962 (aged 95). Joseph Peacocke was a British anglican priest.
Joseph Irvine Peacocke (28 November 1866 – 31 January 1962) was a long serving Bishop of Derry and Raphoe.
Born into an ecclesiastical family — his father was Joseph Peacocke, Archbishop of Dublin — on 28 November 1866 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he was ordained in 1891 and his first post was a curacy in Shankill, Belfast. In 1894 he became Rector of Christ Church, Lisburn. He then held further incumbencies in Dublin and Bangor before his appointment to the episcopate in 1916. He was elected to Derry and Raphoe on 15 March and consecrated 25 April 1916; he resigned 31 December 1944. He had become a Doctor of Divinity (DD).
His children included Cuthbert and Anthony.
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Who was Joseph Peacocke?
Irish clergyman; Bishop of Derry and Raphoe (1866-1962)
When was Joseph Peacocke born?
Joseph Peacocke was born on 28 November 1866.
When did Joseph Peacocke die?
Joseph Peacocke died on 31 January 1962.
What was Joseph Peacocke's occupation?
Joseph Peacocke was an anglican priest.
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Joseph Peacocke was British.
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· DBpedia: Joseph Peacocke (bishop of Derry and Raphoe)
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