- Source: Archdeacon of Cloyne
The Archdeacon of Cloyne was a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Cloyne until 1835; and then within the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross until 1986 when it merged with the Archdeaconry of Cork. As such he was responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the Cloyne Diocese.
The archdeaconry can trace its history from Colman O'Scannlain, the first known incumbent, who was mentioned in the Annals of the Four Masters as having been aircinneach (an Irish word for archdeacon) of Cloyne at some time before his death in 1179. to the last discrete holder Arthur Charles Gill. In between Thomas Wetherhead, Michael Boyle and William Steere went on to be bishops.
Archdeacons
= High Medieval
=Colman O'Scannlain
Christian
M.
Matguman O'Donchada
Maurice O'Sullevan
Luke O'Murray
= Late Medieval
=Roger Braybrook
William Roche
John Barry
= Early modern
=Thomas Wetherhead
Philip Goulde
Michael Boyle
Edward Finch
William Steere
Philip Bysse
Hugh Dunsterville
John Moore
Dominic Meade
Southwell Rickard
John Jephson
Michael Davies
James Mockler
James St. Ledger
= Late modern
=Zachary Cooke-Collis serving from 1810 until his death in 1834.
William Ryder, serving from 1834 until his death. in 1862
Robert Evansfrom 1862 until 1873.
Henry Jellett, serving from 1853 to 1889
Robert Cooper Wills, serving from 1889 until 1919
Thomas Abbott
Samuel Dorman
Thomas Royse
Joseph Warner
Desmond Hutchinson
Arthur Gill