William Pilsworth was Church of Ireland Bishop of Kildare between 1604 and 1635.[1] Nominated to the see on 23 July 1604, he was consecrated on 11 September 1604 and served as bishop until his death on 9 May 1635.[2] Prior to his consecration as bishop he was Prebendary of Monmohenock, a post he retained concurrently with the bishopric.[3] He was also vicar of St David's Church, Naas.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Brewer, James Norris (1826). The Beauties of Ireland. Volume II. London: Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper. p. 35.
  2. ↑ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 394–395. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  3. ↑ Mason, William Monck (1820). The History and Antiquities of the Collegiate and Cathedral Church of St Patrick near Dublin. p. 82.
  4. ↑ Covington, Sarah; McGowan-Doyle, Valerie; Carey, Vincent (21 December 2018). Early Modern Ireland: New Sources, Methods, and Perspectives. ISBN 9781351242998.


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