Joseph Peacocke

Who was Joseph Peacocke?

Joseph Irvine Peacocke DD was a long serving Derry and Raphoe.

Born into an ecclesiastical family on 28 November 1866 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he was ordained in 1891 and his first post was a curacy in Shankill, Belfast. In 1894 he became Rector of Christ Church, Lisburn. He then held further incumbencies in Dublin and Bangor before his elevation to the Episcopate in 1916. He was elected to Derry and Raphoe on 15 March and consecrated 25 April 1916; he resigned 31 December 1944.