Arthur Smyth

The Most Reverend

Arthur Smyth

D.D.
Archbishop of Dublin
Primate of Ireland
ChurchChurch of Ireland
DioceseDublin and Glendalough
Appointed14 April 1766
In office1766-1771
PredecessorWilliam Carmichael
SuccessorJohn Cradock
Previous post(s)Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh (1752-1753)
Bishop of Down and Connor (1753-1765)
Bishop of Meath (1765-1766)
Orders
Consecration5 April 1752
by John Ryder
Personal details
Born(1706-02-19)19 February 1706
Died14 December 1771(1771-12-14) (aged 65)
Dublin, County Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland
BuriedSt Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
NationalityIrish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsThomas Smyth & Dorothea Burgh
SpouseElizabeth Bonfoy

Arthur Smyth (19 February 1706 – 14 December 1771) was Archbishop of Dublin from 1766 until his death in 1771.[1]

  1. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 391. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.