Samuel Poyntz

The Right Reverend
Samuel Greenfield Poyntz
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Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
In office
1978–1987
Bishop of Connor
In office
1987–1995
Personal details
Born(1926-03-04)4 March 1926
Died18 February 2017(2017-02-18) (aged 90)
NationalityIrish
SpouseNoreen Henrietta née Armstrong
Alma mater Portora Royal School, Enniskillen; Trinity College, Dublin

Samuel Greenfield Poyntz (4 March 1926 – 18 February 2017) was an Irish bishop[1] and author[2] in the last third of the 20th century.[3][4]

He was born in Manitoba in Canada to the Revd James Poyntz and Catherine Greenfield. Poyntz was educated at Portora Royal School, Enniskillen and Trinity College, Dublin[5] and ordained in 1951.[6] He began his career with curacies at St George’s Dublin and St Paul’s Dublin before becoming Rector of St Stephen’s, Dublin. From 1974 to 1978 he was Archdeacon of Dublin, when he became Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.[7] In 1987 he was translated to be the Bishop of Connor,[8] retiring in 1995.[9]

  1. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  2. ^ Among others he wrote "The Exaltation of the Blessed Virgin Mary", 1953; "St Stephen’s—One Hundred and Fifty Years of Worship and Witness", 1974; "Journey towards Unity", 1975; "St Ann’s—the Church in the heart of the City", 1976; "Our Church—Praying with our Church Family", 1983; and "Mary for Earth and Heaven: essays on Mary and ecumenism", 2002; and "Inter-Church Relations: developments and perspectives - a tribute to Bishop Anthony Farquhar", 2008 > British Library web site accessed 19:18 GMT Thursday 25 November 2010
  3. ^ "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
  4. ^ "X POYNTZ, Rt. Revd. Samuel Greenfield". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  5. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
  6. ^ Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
  7. ^ Cork Anglican Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Diocese of Connor
  9. ^ "Obituary: Samuel Poyntz, a Bishop of courage and vigour". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2017.