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Charles Parsons Reichel was an Anglican bishop and author in the 19th century.
He was born in 1816, educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1847. After a curacy at St. Mary's Church, Dublin he was a Professor of Latin at Queen's College, Belfast from 1850 to 1864. A son, Sir Harry Reichel, was the first Principal of the University College of North Wales, Bangor, and a Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales. During his career he held incumbencies at Trim, Mullingar, and Clonmacnoise. He was Archdeacon of Meath from 1875 to 1882;Dean of Clonmacnoise from 1882 to 1885 before being consecrated Bishop of Meath in 1885, a position he held until his death on 29 March 1894.

Arms

Coat of arms of Charles Reichel
Notes
Confirmed on 24 November 1885 by Sir John Bernard Burke, Ulster King of Arms.
Crest
Out of a ducal coronet a demi-lion rampant double queued holding between the paws a sickle all Or.
Escutcheon
Per fess Sable and Or a lion rampant double queued holding between the paws a sickle all counterchanged.
Motto
Vitam Impendere Vero

Notes

  1. Amongst others he wrote "Sermons on the Prayer Book", 1857, "Tracts on the Ordinal ", 1872 and "The origins of Christianity", 1882 > British Library web site accessed 12:18 GMT Thursday 15 April 2010
  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. A History of Pudsey
  4. The Clergy List” London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  5. "History of the Diocese of Meath" Healy,J:Dublin, Association for promoting Christian Knowledge, 1908
  6. ""Fifty years of disestablishment" Patton, H.E. p338: Dublin; Association Promoting Christian Knowledge; 1922
  7. Obituary The Bishop Of Meath The Times Friday, 30 March 1894; pg. 8; Issue 34225; col A
  8. "Grants and Confirmations of Arms, Vol. H,". National Library of Ireland. p. 131. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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