Edmund Knox (bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe)
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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.[1]
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Edmund Knox | |
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Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora | |
In office 1831–1834 | |
Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe | |
In office 1834–1849 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1772 |
Died | 1849 |
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
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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 [2] to his elevation to the episcopate as Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora in 1831.[3] Translated to become Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe in 1834[4] he died in post on 3 May 1849.