Donald Caird

The Most Reverend Donald Arthur Richard Caird
Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe
In office 1970–1976
Bishop of Meath and Kildare
In office 1976–1985
Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland
In office 1985–1996
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Born	11 December 1925 Dublin
Nationality	Irish
Spouse(s)	Nancy née Sharpe
Alma mater	Wesley College, Dublin; Trinity College, Dublin
Religion	Christian Church of Ireland

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Donald Arthur Richard Caird (b 11 December 1925) is a retired Irish bishop^[1] who held three senior posts in the Church of Ireland during the last third of the 20th century.^[2]

He was born in Dublin and educated at Wesley College and Trinity College in his native city ^[3] and ordained in 1950.^[4] He began his career at St Mark’s, Dundela, Belfast. He was Chaplain and an Assistant Master at Portora Royal School, Enniskillen until 1957. He was a lecturer in philosophy at University College of St David’s, Lampeter. He was Rector of Rathmichael Parish, Shankill, Dublin and a lecturer in the philosophy of religion at the Church of Ireland Theological College, Dublin. From 1969 to 1970 he was Dean of Ossory when he was ordained to the episcopate at the last Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe, a post he held until 1976. He was translated to the Diocese of Meath and Kildare and he served there until 1984 when he was elected Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland. He retired in 1995.

References

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. ^ "A New History of Ireland" Moody, T.M; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J; Cosgrove, F:Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0198217455
3. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
4. ^ Crockfords 1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0108153674

Church of England titles
Preceded by Robert Wyse Jackson	Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe 1970–1976	Succeeded by Final appointment
Preceded by Inaugural appointment	Bishop of Meath and Kildare 1976–1984	Succeeded by Walton Newcombe Frances Empey
Preceded by Henry McAdoo	Archbishop of Dublin 1985–1996

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Name	Caird, Donald Arthur Richard Caird
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Date of birth	11 December 1925
Place of birth	Dublin
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