John Bernard (bishop)
The Right Reverend John Henry Bernard PC (27 July 1860 – 29 August 1927), was an Irish clergyman.
Bernard was born in Raniganj, India. He was Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin from 1902 to 1911, Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin from 1911 to 1915 and Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin from 1915 to 1919.
A prolific scholar, in many fields, including Church history, theology and philosophy, he was the Provost of Trinity College, Dublin from 1919 to 1927. He was regarded as an unrepentant Unionist, representing their interests as a delegate to the 1917-18 Irish Convention.
Bernard married his cousin Maude Nannie Bernard in 1885; they had two sons and two daughters (Parker (2005): 73).
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