Charles Cobbe

Charles Cobbe

Charles Cobbe (1686–1765) was Archbishop of Dublin from 1743 to 1765. He was the second son of Thomas and Veriana (nee Chaloner) Cobbe of Winchester in Hampshire, England.

In 1730 Charles married Dorothea Levinge, widow of Sir John Rawdon Bt, of Moira, County Down. Dorothea had two sons by Sir John: John, later Earl of Moira; and Arthur Rawdon. Dorothea bore two more sons by Charles Cobbe: Charles (1731–1750); and Thomas (1733–1814).

Charles was a member of the prominent Cobbe family, and built the ancestral home Newbridge Estate outside Dublin between 1747 and 1752.

Ecclesiastical career

Cobbe arrived in Ireland in August 1717 as chaplain to Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton. By January the following year he was appointed Dean of Ardagh. In 1720 he was appointed to the Bishopric of Killala. By 1726 he was translated to the See of Dromore, and in 1731 he was promoted to the Bishopric of Kildare and the Deanery of Christ Church. He held this position until 10th March 1743 when he was enthroned as Archbishop of Dublin, bringing him to fourth in precedence in the government of Ireland.

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Religious titles
Preceded by John Hoadly	Archbishop of Dublin 1743–1765	Succeeded by William Carmichael
Preceded by Welbore Ellis	Bishop of Kildare 1732–1743	Succeeded by George Stone
Preceded by Ralph Lambert	Bishop of Dromore 1727–1732	Succeeded by Henry Maule
Preceded by Henry Downes	Bishop of Killala and Achonry 1720–1727	Succeeded by Robert Howard