Michael Cox (archbishop of Cashel)

This article is about an Anglican archbishop. For the independent bishop, see Michael Cox (bishop).

Michael Cox (2 November 1689 – 28 May 1779) was an Anglican archbishop in Ireland during the 18th century.[1]

A younger son of Sir Richard Cox, 1st Baronet, Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1703 to 1707, he was educated at Kilkenny College, Christ Church, Oxford and ordained in 1713. He became Chaplain to Charles Butler, 1st Earl of Arran then Rector of Calan and Chancellor of Kilkenny. In 1743 he became Bishop of Ossory;[2] and in 1754, Archbishop of Cashel.[3]

Notes

  1. “Handbook of British Chronology” By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 0-521-56350-X, 9780521563505
  2. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 2" Cotton,H. pp284/5 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
  3. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton,H. pp21/22 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by
Anthony Dopping
Bishop of Ossory
1743–1754
Succeeded by
Edward Maurice
Preceded by
John Whitcombe
Archbishop of Cashel
1754–1779
Succeeded by
Charles Agar
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