About William Chester
Lived 1820 – 1893 (aged 72–73). William Chester was an anglican priest.
William Bennett Chester was a Church of Ireland bishop and author. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he was ordained in 1848. After a curacy in Kilrush he held incumbencies at Killead, Kilkee, Ballymackey, Nenagh and Birr. He was Chancellor then Archdeacon of Killaloe before his elevation to the episcopate in 1884. He died in post on 27 August 1893.
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Church of Ireland bishop
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William Chester was born in 1820.
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William Chester died on 27 August 1893.
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William Chester was an anglican priest.
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· DBpedia: William Chester (bishop)
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