| 词条 | John Gregg (bishop of Cork) |
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The Right Rev John Gregg MA, DD (4 August 1798 – 26 May 1878) was an Anglican Bishop.[1] He was born in 1798 near Ennis, County Clare, the son of Richard Gregg, a small landowner, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was ordained in 1822, and quickly gained a reputation as an eloquent preacher. He was Rector of Holy Trinity Dublin and then appointed Archdeacon of Kildare in 1857 before his elevation to the Episcopate as the Bishop of Cork in 1862.[2] As Bishop he is mainly remembered for overseeing the building of Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, at an cost of over £100,000. He published "A missionary visit to Achill and Erris..." in 1850.[3] Gregg died in post on 26 May 1878[4] He had married Elizabeth Law and had six children. His son Robert Gregg and grandson, John Gregg[5] were also bishops, and both became Archbishop of Armagh. His daughter, Frances (Fanny) Gregg was the founder of Saint Luke's Home, Cork (then known as "The Home for Protestant Incurables") in 1872. References1. ^Cork, past and present {{S-start}}{{S-rel|ie}}{{S-bef|before= William Fitzgerald}}{{S-ttl|title=Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross|years=1862– 1878}}{{S-aft|after=Robert Samuel Gregg}}{{End}}{{Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Gregg, John}}2. ^“A New History of Ireland” Moody,T.M;Martin,F.X;Byrne,F.J;Cosgrove,F:By Theodore William Moody, Francis X. Martin, Francis John Byrne, Art Cosgrove: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 {{ISBN|0-19-821745-5}} 3. ^{{Cite DNB|wstitle=Gregg, John}} 4. ^The Times, Monday, May 27, 1878; pg. 6; Issue 29265; col E Deaths” 5. ^Sir Shane Leslie Papers 6 : 1798 births|1878 deaths|19th-century Anglican bishops|Alumni of Trinity College Dublin|Archdeacons of Kildare|Bishops of Cork, Cloyne and Ross |
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