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Edward Synge (archbishop of Tuam)

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Edward Synge
The Archbishop of Tuam
ChurchChurch of Ireland
SeeTuam
Installed1714
Personal details
Died23 July 1741
ChildrenEdward Synge, Nicholas Synge
Styles of
Edward Synge
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace or Archbishop

Edward Synge, D.D., M.A., B.A. (1659–1741) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of Ireland as Chancellor of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin (1705–1714), Bishop of Raphoe (1714–1716), and Archbishop of Tuam (1716–1741).

Part of a long line of clergy, Synge is also an ancestor of famous playwright John Millington Synge and the composer Mary Helena Synge.

Biography

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Born on 6 April 1659 at Inishannon in County Cork, he was the second son of Edward Synge, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and Trinity College, Dublin.

In the late 1600s he was made the rector of Holy Trinity Church, Rathclaren. He was nominated the bishop of Raphoe on 7 October and consecrated on 7 November 1714.[1] He was translated to archbishopric of Tuam by letters patent on 8 June 1716.[2] Synge built a new bishop's palace in Tuam in the late 1710s.[3]

A renowned preacher, his works were frequently published and included an exhortation to frequent communion translated into Welsh. Amongst other achievements he established a dynasty of prominent ecclesiastics and literary figures closely integrated into the Protestant squirearchy in the west of Ireland.[citation needed]

He died in office on 23 July 1741, aged 82.[2]

Family

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His father, also named Edward, was the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross.[4] He had two sons were Edward and Nicholas, both of whom became bishops in their own right.[3] Edward Synge is a direct ancestor of playwright John Millington Synge.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 405.
  2. ^ a b Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 406.
  3. ^ a b c Clesham 2013, p. 262.
  4. ^ "Archbishop Edward Synge - Irish Biography". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

Bibliography

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  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  • Clesham, Brigid (2013). "The Province of Armagh: Tuam, Killala and Achonry". In McAuley, Alicia; Costecalde, Dr. Claude; Walker, Prof. Brian (eds.). The Church of Ireland: An illustrated history. Dublin: Booklink. p. 262. ISBN 978 1 906886 56 1.
Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by Bishop of Raphoe
1714–1716
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Tuam
1716–1741
Succeeded by