Joseph Peacocke (Bishop of Derry and Raphoe)

Joseph Irvine Peacocke DD (28 November 1866–31 January 1962) was a long serving Derry and Raphoe.^[1]

Born into an ecclesiastical family^[2] on 28 November 1866 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he was ordained in 1891 and his first post was a curacy in Shankill, Belfast. In 1894 he became Rector of Christ Church, Lisburn.^[3] He then held further incumbencies in Dublin and Bangor^[4] before his elevation to the Episcopate in 1916.^[5] He was elected to Derry and Raphoe on 15 March and consecrated 25 April 1916; he resigned 31 December 1944.

References

1. The Times, Saturday, Dec 31, 1938; pg. 8; Issue 48191; col E Broadcasting Sunday Service St Columb's Cathedral Preacher The Rt Rev J.I
2. His father was The Most Rev J. F. Peacocke, DD “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
3. The Times, Friday, Aug 31, 1894; pg. 5; Issue 34357; col B Ecclesiastical intelligence
4. Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
5. “Handbook of British Chronology” By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 0-521-56350-X, 9780521563505