Beresford, Marcus Gervais, 1801-1885 (Archbishop of Armagh)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1801 - 1885
Biography
Marcus Gervais Beresford (1801-1885) was the second son of George De La Poer Beresford, Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh, 1802-1841. He attended Trinity College, Cambridge, 1821-1824, and was thereafter Rector of Kildallon, Co. Cavan (1824-1827), Vicar of Drung and Larah (1827-1839), Archdeacon of Ardagh (1839-1854), Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh (1854-1862), and Archbishop of Armagh and Primate (1862-1885). Beresford was Primate at the time of Disestablishment of the Irish Church (1871), and led negotiations for the terms and constitution of the Irish Church.
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Fonds
Marcus Beresford, Archbishop of Armagh: Correspondence and papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9407
Dates:
1810-1885 (Circa)
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