Richard Bourke (bishop)


Hon. Richard Bourke
ChurchChurch of Ireland
DioceseBishop of Waterford and Lismore
In office1813–1832
PredecessorJoseph Stock
SuccessorDiocese merged with Cashel
Other post(s)
  • Prebendary of Tuam (1791)
  • Rector of Templemichael and Mohill (1795)
  • Dean of Ardagh (1800–13)
Orders
Consecration10 October 1813
by Charles Brodrick
Personal details
Born
Richard Bourke

(1767-04-22)22 April 1767
Died15 November 1832(1832-11-15) (aged 65)
NationalityIrish
Parents
Spouse
Frances Fowler
(m. 1795; died 1827)
Children4, including:
Robert Bourke, 5th Earl of Mayo
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

The Honourable Richard Bourke (22 April 1767 15 November 1832) was an Irish Church of Ireland cleric who was Dean of Ardagh (1800–1813) and the last Bishop of Waterford and Lismore (1813–1832) before it merged with the defunct Ecclesiastical Province of Cashel.