prelate of the Order of the Garter, as well as visitor of Magdalen, New Trinity, St. John's, and Corpus Christi Colleges, Oxford, and of Winchester College. The diocese includes the whole of Hampshire and of Surrey, with the Islands of Wight, Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, and Sark. The Bishop is patron of the archdeaconries, chancellorship, canonries, and sixtytwo benefices; the revenues of the see amount to £10,500. The see is suffragan to Canterbury, though it was once intended to render it archiepiscopal. The residences are Farnham Castle, in Surrey, and Winchester House, St. James's Square, London. The Bishop's signature is " Winton," with the initials of his christian name prefixed.

WORCESTER.-The see of Lichfield furnished this diocese, which was erected by Ethelred, King of the Mercians, in 679, out of a portion of the lands of that bishopric. Anciently, the Bishops of Worcester were chaplains to the Archbishop of Canterbury, and in right of this office performed service in all assemblies of the clergy when that prelate was present. The diocese comprises the counties of Worcester and Warwick, including Coventry, which formerly belonged to Lichfield. The see is valued at £6500 per annum, and is suffragan to Canterbury. The Bishop is visitor of Worcester College, and has the patronage of the archdeaconries, chancellorship, and twenty-two benefices. The episcopal residence is at Hartlebury Castle, Worcester.

IRELAND.

Bishops are said to have been consecrated in Ireland as early as the second century. The following is a view of the different sees as constituted at present, and at the end of this statement is given the changes effected, or to be effected, by the Church Temporalities Act, 3 and 4 William IV.

ARMAGH.-This see was founded by St. Patrick in the year 444, but the Bishops did not receive the pallium, or pall, which is the ensign of an Archbishop, till the year 1151,

when it was conferred on the four Archbishops of Ireland, Armagh, Dublin, Cashel, and Tuam. At that period, the title of Primate of all Ireland was recognized as belonging to the see of Armagh. The diocese includes four parishes in the county of Derry, one-third of Tyrone, and nearly all Armagh and Louth. The province over which his grace presides as metropolitan, includes the dioceses of Meath, Clogher, Derry, Down, Connor and Dromore, Tuam, Clonfert, with Kilmore, Elphin, and Ardagh. The Archbishop is, ex officio, prelate of the Order of St. Patrick, Lord Almoner to the Queen, Vice-Chancellor of Trinity College, Dublin, Primate of all Ireland, and Metropolitan; he possesses the patronage of four dignities, four prebends, and forty-eight benefices; he is always a member of the Irish privy council; and the annual value of the see is £14,494. The episcopal residence is in Armagh.

DUBLIN.-This see is supposed to have been founded about 448, by St. Patrick, and became an archbishopric in 1151. The bishopric of Glendalagh, which was founded by St. Keiven, has been united to Dublin ever since the year 1214. The Bishop is Primate of Ireland, and is ex officio chancellor of the Order of St. Patrick, and visitor of Trinity College, Dublin. The diocese includes the counties of Dublin, Wicklow, and Queen's County, with a small part of Kildare and of Wexford. Its value is £7786 per annum. The province of Dublin includes the sees of Kildare, Ossory, Limerick, Cork, Killaloe, and Cashel. The Archbishop is patron of five dignities, seventeen prebends, and thirty-four benefices; he is always a member of the Irish privy council. The palace is in Dublin.

CASHEL, EMLY, WATERFORD, AND LISMORE. -Previous to the year 1839, the see of Cashel was archiepiscopal; but, on the death of the prelate in that year, it was reduced to a bishopric, under the provisions of the Church Temporalities' Act. It is supposed to have been founded about the year 901. Emly was founded by St. Patrick about the year 448, and was formerly very wealthy; it was united to the archbishopric of Cashel in 1568, by act of Parliament.

Waterford was founded about the year 1096, and Lismore about 631. The two latter were united in 1363, and the four were combined into a single bishopric by the 3rd and 4th of William IV. The combined diocese includes the counties of Tipperary and Waterford, with part of Limerick; its annual value is £5000. The Bishop has the patronage of fifteen dignities, sixteen prebends, and sixty-one benefices. The see is suffragan to Dublin, and the episcopal residence is in Waterford.

CLOGHER. This see was founded by St. Macartin, who died in the year 506, and had been an early disciple of St. Patrick. He fixed its seat at Clogher, where it has ever since remained. The diocese includes the counties of Monaghan and Fermanagh, with small parts of Tyrone, Donegal, and Louth. Its annual value is £8668, and the Bishop has the patronage of two dignities, five prebends, and twenty-nine benefices. It is suffragan to Armagh; the episcopal residence is Clogher Palace, Tyrone. At the death of the present possessor, the see is to merge into the archbishopric of Armagh, under the provisions of the Church Temporalities' Act.

CORK, CLOYNE, AND ROSS.-The foundation of the Cork Cathedral is generally ascribed to St. Barr, in the seventh century, but nothing certain is known on the subject. On the death of Milo Fitz-John, in 1430, the bishoprics of Cork and Cloyne were united by Pope Martin V. Cloyne had been founded in the sixth century by St. Coleman, who was himself its first Bishop. In the year 1583, the see of Ross was united to these two, and the Bishops were styled Cork, Cloyne, and Ross, as at present. In 1638, Cloyne was separated by the appointment of a distinct Bishop; but, after the Restoration, they were again united, and continued so till 1678, when Cloyne once more received a Bishop of its own. The sees of Cork and Ross now remained in the hands of one prelate for upwards of a century and a half. On the occurrence of a vacancy at Cloyne, in 1835, the provisions of the Church Temporalities' Act came into force, and the

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bishoprics were finally united into the triple form which they now bear. The combined diocese includes almost the whole of the county of Cork, and the see is valued at £3500. The Bishop has the patronage of twelve dignities, thirty prebends, and ninety-one benefices. The see is in the province of Dublin, and the episcopal palace is in Cork.

DERRY AND RAPHOE.-The see of Derry when first founded was placed at Ardfrath, whence it was translated to Maghera; but in 1158, by a decree of the synod of Brighthaigh, it was finally removed to Derry. Raphoe is supposed to have been founded by St. Eunan; but of this no certain records exist. The two sees had separate Bishops, till the Church Temporalities' Act united them. The combined diocese includes the counties of Derry, Donegal, and Tyrone, with a small part of Antrim. The annual value of the see is £8000, and the Bishop enjoys the patronage of two dignities, six prebends, and forty-two benefices. The see is suffragan to Armagh, and the episcopal residence is in Derry.

DOWN, CONNOR, AND DROMORE.-The first Bishop of Down on record held that see about the year 499; and the list of the Bishops of Connor starts from the same period. They continued distinct dioceses till John, Bishop of Connor, obtained their union from Pope Eugene IV. in the year 1442, since which period they have always been governed by one Bishop. The diocese of Dromore was founded by St. Coleman, about 556. It was united to Down and Connor in 1661 when Jeremy Taylor was Bishop, but remained a separate diocese from 1667 till it was again united to those sees, under the provisions of the Church Temporalities' Act, in 1842. The combined diocese includes the counties of Down and Antrim, with small portions of Armagh and Londonderry; its annual value is £4204. The Bishop has the patronage of twelve dignities, seven prebends, and thirty-seven benefices; and he is suffragan to Armagh. The episcopal palace is in Belfast.

KILDARE. The first Bishop of Kildare on record died

in the year 519; it is one of the earliest episcopal foundations in Ireland. The diocese includes the county of Kildare with part of the King's and Queen's Counties; it is suffragan to Dublin, and valued at £6000 per annum. The Bishop enjoys the patronage of four dignities, four prebends, and thirty-three benefices. The episcopal residence is at Glasnevin, and "the Deanery," Christchurch, Dublin.

KILLALOE, KILFENORA, CLONFERT, AND KILMACDUAGH.-Killaloe is supposed to have been founded by St. Molua who was Abbot there. The first Bishop was consecrated about the year 639; about the end of the twelfth century, the see of Roscrea was united to it. Kilfenora, or as it is sometimes called Tenabore, is supposed to have been founded by St. Fachnan; it was the smallest see in Ireland, and was suffragan to Cashel previous to the Restoration, while it was a part of the province of Tuam after that event. It was held in commendam with Tuam for some years, but was subsequently united to Killaloe. Clonfert was founded by St. Brendan, the son of Finloga, according to some authorities, while others attribute its origin to St. Moena, who died in the year 571; it has been united to Kilmacduagh since 1602. Kilmacduagh was founded by St. Coleman Mac Duagh, who flourished about the close of the sixth or the beginning of the seventh century. In the year 1839, the four became one united see under the provisions of the Church Temporalities' Act. The present diocese includes the county of Clare, King's County, and Limerick, with parts of the counties of Galway and Tipperary. Its annual value is £4041, and it is suffragan to Dublin. The Bishop has the patronage of thirteen dignities, fifteen prebends, and fifty-one benefices. The episcopal residence is Clarisford, Killaloe, co. Clare.

KILMORE, ELPHIN, AND ARDAGH.-The first Bishop of Kilmore on record died in the year 1231; the holders of this see used sometimes to be styled Bishops of Breffny, or of Triburna, from places so named. Ardagh is amongst the most ancient sees in Ireland, having been founded by St. Patrick, who made his nephew first Bishop; in the year