George Montgomery (bishop)
George Montgomery | |
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1605 portrait of Montgomery | |
| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1569 Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Died | January 1621 (aged 51) Westminster, England |
| Buried | Ardbraccan, County Meath, Ireland |
George Montgomery (alias Montgomerie; c. 1569 – January 1621) was a Scottish Protestant cleric, promoted by King James VI and I to various Irish bishoprics. He held the offices of Rector of Chedzoy, Somerset; Dean of Norwich (1603); Bishop of Raphoe, Bishop of Clogher, Bishop of Derry (1605); and Bishop of Meath (1610).