Church Church of Ireland Dioceses 5 | Metropolitan bishop Archbishop of Dublin | |
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The Archdeacon of Dublin is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough. As such he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the Dublin part of the Diocese, which is by far the largest.
The archdeaconry can trace its history back to Torquil who held the office in 1180. The current incumbent is David Pierpoint. In between, many of them went on to higher office:
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