D'Arcy, Rev Charles Frederick 1900 - 1903.
The second Dean prior to the consecration of the Cathedral was Charles Frederick D'Arcy. He was born in Dublin and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was ordained in 1884 and in 1903 became Bishop of Clogher, four years later of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin, and in 1911 of Down, Connor and Dromore. He was opposed to Home Rule and signed the Ulster Covenant in 1912. In 1919 he was elected Archbishop of Dublin, and a year later was translated to Armagh. Among his publications are A Short Study of Ethics; Idealism and Theology; Science and Creation; God Is Science and The Adventures of a Bishop.
