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EARLY BISHOPS Hugh Goodacre , the first Protestant prelate who presided over the diocese, was appointed by Edward VI in 1552 . He was consecrated according to the Protestant ordinal and survived his consecration only three months. Adam Loftus (1563-67), from whom the Irish Protestant hierarchy derive their orders, was consecrated by Hugh Curwin , Archbishop Of Dublin , according to the form annexed to the second Book Of Common Prayer of the time of Edward VI. The most learned of the Protestant primates was James Ussher (1625-56), whose most important works were ''"Veterum Epistolarum Hibernicarum Sylloge"'', published in 1632 , and ''"Brittanicarum Ecclesiarum Antiquitates"'', which appeared in 1639 . He left his valuable library, comprising several thousand printed books and manuscripts, to Trinity College, Dublin , and his complete works were published by that institution in twenty-four volumes. His judgment against toleration of Catholics, i.e. "to consent that they may freely exercise their religion and profess their faith and doctrine is a grievous sin", was a signal for the renewal of persecution and led to the Rising Of The Irish Catholics in 1641 . BISHOPS AFTER THE RESTORATION John Bramhall (1660-63), another learned divine, succeeded Ussher. His works on polemic and other subjects have been published in four folio volumes. Narcissus March (1702-13), another learned prelate, built the noble library of St. Sepulchre 's in Dublin, which bears his name, filled it with a valuable collection of theological and Oriental works and liberally endowed it for the support of a librarian and deputy. Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby (1765-94), raised Armagh by his munificence from extreme decay to a state of opulence and embellished it with various useful public institutions. He built an episcopal headquaters, a public library, an infirmary, and an observatory. Lord John George Beresford (1822-62) was also distinguished by his munificence. He restored Armagh Cathedral and is said to have spent 280,000 in acts of public benevolence. On his successor, Marcus Gervais Beresford (1862-65), fell a large portion of the task of providing for the future organization and sustentation of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Ireland, which was disestablished from January 1, 1871 . Prior to the Disestablishment of the Church of Ireland in 1871, the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh was entitled to sit in the House Of Lords as a Lord Spiritual , along with the other Archbishops in rotation. SEE ALSO ''For a historical list of office-holders, see List Of Church Of Ireland Archbishops Of Armagh .'' |