William Walsh (Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin)

The Rt Rev William Pakenham Walsh, DD, MA (4 May 1820 – 30 July 1902) was a 19th-century Anglican priest and author.

Born on 4 May 1820, he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1844. He held curacies at Ovoca and Rathdrum, after which he was the incumbent at Sandford, Dublin. In 1861 he held the Donnellan Lectures at Trinity College, Dublin. From 1873 until 1878 he was Dean of Cashel and canon of Christ Church Cathedral. He was elected Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin in 1878, and held the office until he retired in 1897. He died at Shankill, Dublin on 30 July 1902.

Dr. Walsh was the author of several works, including:

His son, Herbert Pakenham-Walsh was the inaugural Bishop of Assam.