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Richard Perdue

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The Right Rev Richard Gordon Perdue MA was a 20th century Anglican Bishop.

Born on 13 February 1910 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin,[1] he was ordained in 1934.[2] After curacies at Drumcondra and Rathmines he was the incumbent at Castledermot and then Archdeacon of Killaloe and Kilfenora. He was elevated to the Episcopate as Bishop of Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert and Kilmacduagh in 1953 and translated to Cork in 1957.[3] He retired in 1978 and died on 8 August 1998.

Notes

  1. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877
  2. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  3. ^ A New History of Ireland” by Theodore William Moody, F. X. Martin, Francis John Byrne, Art Cosgrove: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0198217455
Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by Bishop of Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert and Kilmacduagh
1953 – 1957
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
1957– 1978
Succeeded by

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