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Thomas Stewart Townsend (1800–1852) was an Irish Anglican bishop in the Church of Ireland in the 19th century.

He was successively Dean of Lismore and Dean of Waterford to 1850. He became Bishop of Meath in 1850 and died in post in Málaga on 16 September 1852. His Times obituary noted that "by his death the system of national education has lost an earnest advocate".

References

  1. thePeerage.com
  2. "A New History of Ireland", Moody, T.M; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J; Cosgrove, F: Oxford Oxford University Press, 1976, ISBN 0-19-821745-5
  3. "History of the Diocese of Meath", Healy, J., Dublin, Association for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1908
  4. "IRELAND" The Morning Post (London, England), Tuesday, 30 September 1852; pg. 3; Issue 24579. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II.
  5. The Times, Thursday, 30 September 1852; pg. 8; Issue 21234; col A Ireland. (From our own correspondent.)
Religious titles
Preceded byEdward Adderly Stopford Bishop of Meath
1850 – 1852
Succeeded byJoseph Henderson Singer
Anglican Bishops of Meath and of Meath and Kildare
Meath
Meath & Kildare
Deans of Waterford
Deans of Lismore


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