Marcus Beresford (bishop)


Marcus Beresford

D.D.
Archbishop of Armagh
Primate of All Ireland
ChurchChurch of Ireland
SeeArmagh
Appointed15 October 1862
In office1862-1885
PredecessorLord John Beresford
SuccessorRobert Knox
Previous post(s)Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh (1854–1862)
Orders
Ordination1825
Consecration24 September 1854
by John Beresford
Personal details
Born(1801-02-14)14 February 1801
Died26 December 1885(1885-12-26) (aged 84)
Armagh, Ireland
BuriedSt Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh
NationalityIrish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsGeorge Beresford & Frances Parker Bushe
SpouseMary L'Estrange
Elizabeth Trail-Kennedy
EducationRichmond School
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge

Marcus Gervais Beresford DCL PC (Ire) (14 February 1801 – 26 December 1885) was the Church of Ireland Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh from 1854 to 1862 and Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1862 until his death.