Adam Loftus (bishop)
Adam Loftus (c. 1533 – 5 April 1605) was Archbishop of Armagh, and later Dublin, and Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1581. He was also the first Provost of Trinity College Dublin.
Adam Loftus | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Dublin Primacy of Ireland | |
| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Province | Dublin |
| Diocese | Dublin and Glendalough |
| Installed | 9 August 1567 |
| Term ended | 5 April 1605 |
| Predecessor | Hugh Curwen |
| Successor | Thomas Jones |
| Other post(s) | Archbishop of Armagh (2 March 1563 – 9 August 1567) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1563 by Hugh Curwen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1533 |
| Died | 5 April 1605 (age 71/72) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Edward Loftus |
| Spouse | Jane Purdon (m. c. 1560) |
| Children | Dudley Loftus, Edward Loftus, and 10 others |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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