Robert Knox (bishop)


Robert Knox

D.D.
Archbishop of Armagh
Primate of All Ireland
ChurchChurch of Ireland
SeeArmagh
Elected11 May 1886
In office1886–1893
PredecessorMarcus Beresford
SuccessorRobert Gregg
Previous post(s)Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore (1849–1886)
Orders
Ordination1832
by George Beresford
Consecration1 May 1849
by John Beresford
Personal details
Born(1808-09-25)25 September 1808
Died23 October 1893(1893-10-23) (aged 85)
Armagh, County Armagh, Ireland
BuriedHolywood, County Down
NationalityIrish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsCharles Knox & Hannah Bent
SpouseCatherine Delia
Children5
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin

Robert Bent Knox (25 September 1808 – 23 October 1893) was the Church of Ireland Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore from 1849 to 1886, and then Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1886 until his death.