James Ussher | |
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| Archbishop of Armagh Primate of All Ireland | |
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| Church | Church of Ireland |
| See | Armagh |
| Appointed | 21 March 1625 |
| In office | 1625–1656 |
| Predecessor | Christopher Hampton |
| Successor | John Bramhall (from 1661) |
| Other post(s) | Professor, Trinity College Dublin Chancellor, St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin Prebend of Finglas. |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Meath (1621–1625) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1602 |
| Consecration | 2 December 1621 by Christopher Hampton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1581 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 21 March 1656 (aged 75) Reigate, Surrey, England |
| Buried | Chapel of St Erasmus, Westminster Abbey |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin (BA, MA, BD, DD) |
| Coat of arms |  |
James Ussher (or Usher; 4 January 1581 – 21 March 1656) was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625 and 1656. He was a prolific Irish scholar and church leader, who today is most famous for his identification of the genuine letters of the church father, Ignatius of Antioch, and for his chronology that sought to establish the time and date of the creation as "the entrance of the night preceding the 23rd day of October... the year before Christ 4004"; that is, around 6 pm on 22 October 4004 BC, per the proleptic Julian calendar.