Archdeacon of Raphoe

The Archdeacon of Raphoe is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Derry and Raphoe.^[1] As such they are responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy^[2] within the Raphoe part of the diocese,^[3] which is by far the largest.^[4]

Province of Armagh
Church	Church of Ireland
Metropolitan bishop	Archbishop of Armagh
Cathedral	St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh
Dioceses	7

The archdeaconry can trace its history back to Thomas O'Nahan, who held the office from 1299 to 1306,^[5] to the current incumbent David Huss who assumed office in 2013.^[6]

Archdeacons of Raphoe

Archdeacons of Raphoe
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1299	1306	Thomas O'Nahan (Irish: Tomás Ó Naán)	First recorded Archdeacon[7]: 364
1442		Laurence	Recorded during 1442.[7]: 364
1619	1638	Thomas Bruce	(1636-1689[8][7]: 365
1675	1689	James Hamilton	Also Vicar General of Raphoe[7]: 365
1690	1754	Andrew Hamilton	Archdeacon for 64 years[7]: 365
1754	1756	The Ven. John Hamilton	Son of George Hamilton MP,[9]
1752	1772	Frederick Hamilton	Also held livings at Wellingborough and Stanton;[10]
1772	1781	Charles Leslie	Also Vicar General of Raphoe[7]: 365
1781	1783	John Alcock	Also Prebendary of Drumholm in Raphoe Cathedral[7]: 365
1783	1797	James Montgomery	Collated 23 February 1783.[7]: 365
1798	1814	The Ven. Michael Kearney, D.D.	Also Regius Professor of Law at Trinity College, Dublin from 1776 to 1778.[7]: 365
1818	1835	John Ussher	b Wicklow 1764 - d Belfast 1835.[11]
1835	1845	Brabazon William Disney[12]	Compiled an eight-volume collection of his sermons.[13]
1846	1852	Maurice George Fenwick Bisset	His wife inherited the Bisset of Lessendrum estate.[14]
1852	1877	Frederick Falkiner Goold	Also Private Chaplain to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.[15]
1877	1897	Michael Bell Cox	Died before consecration.[16]
1900	1919	John Molloy	Rector of Taughboyne from 1886.[17]
1957	1980	Louis Warden Crooks, OBE[18] (1912–1989)	Also Chaplain to the Forces and the Parliament of Northern Ireland.[19]
1983	2013	Matthew Scott Harte	Also Prebendary of Howth at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin from 2007 to 2013.[20]
2013	present	The Venerable David Ian Huss	Also Rector of Donegal.[21]