Henry McAdoo

Henry McAdoo
Archbishop of Dublin Primate of Ireland
Church	Church of Ireland
Diocese	Dublin and Glendalough
Elected	15 April 1977
In office	1977-1985
Predecessor	John Gregg
Successor	George Simms
Orders
Ordination	1940
Consecration	11 March 1962 by George Simms
Personal details
Born	(1916-01-10)10 January 1916 Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Died	Dalkey, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Buried	St Canice's Cathedral
Nationality	Irish
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	James Arthur McAdoo & Susan Good
Spouse	Lesley Weir
Children	3
Previous post	Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin (1962-1977)

Henry Robert McAdoo (10 January 1916 – 10 December 1998) was a Church of Ireland clergyman.

He was born in Cork and educated at Cork Grammar School and Mountjoy School in Dublin. He studied modern languages (French and Irish) in Trinity College Dublin, was scholar in 1936 and graduated in 1938.

He was ordained as a deacon in 1939 and as a priest in 1940. He was the incumbent of Castleventry with Ardfield from 1943 to 1948, with Kilmeen from 1947 to 1948, Rector of Kilmocomogue and Rural Dean of Glansalney West and Bere from 1948 to 1952 and Canon of Kilbrittain in Cork Cathedral, and Canon of Donoughmore in Cloyne Cathedral from 1949 to 1952. He served as Dean of Cork 1952–62, Dean of Leighlin, 1962–63; Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin 1962–77 and Archbishop of Dublin 1977–85.

He was the first Anglican co-chairman of the Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission. His time as archbishop was cut short by ill-health and he resigned in 1985.

He died on 10 December 1998 at Dalkey, County Dublin and was buried at Kilkenny. He had married Lesley Weir, with whom he had a son and two daughters.

External links

• Memorial Sermon for Archbishop Henry Robert McAdoo

Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by Alan Buchanan	Archbishop of Dublin 1977–1985	Succeeded by Donald Caird