Samuel Shone ( 1820 – 1901) was
Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh from 1884
[1] to 1897.
Educated at
Trinity College, Dublin,
[2] he was
ordained in 1843 and his first post was a
curacy on
Rathlin Island.
[3] After this he was Curate of St. John's,
Sligo and later of
Calry, Sligo, before becoming
Vicar of
Cavan in 1866.
[4] He was appointed
Archdeacon of
Kilmore in 1878,
[5] before elevation to the
episcopate in 1884 as the 7th
bishop of the
United Diocese. In consequence of failing health he resigned the bishopric in 1897 and retired from the active ministry.
[4]
Shone died in October 1901. [4]
Samuel Shone ( 1820 – 1901) was
Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh from 1884
[1] to 1897.
Educated at
Trinity College, Dublin,
[2] he was
ordained in 1843 and his first post was a
curacy on
Rathlin Island.
[3] After this he was Curate of St. John's,
Sligo and later of
Calry, Sligo, before becoming
Vicar of
Cavan in 1866.
[4] He was appointed
Archdeacon of
Kilmore in 1878,
[5] before elevation to the
episcopate in 1884 as the 7th
bishop of the
United Diocese. In consequence of failing health he resigned the bishopric in 1897 and retired from the active ministry.
[4]
Shone died in October 1901. [4]