Richard Gordon Perdue (13 February 1910 – 8 August 1998) was an Anglican bishop.

Perdue was educated at Trinity College, Dublin,[1] and ordained in 1934.[2] After curacies at Drumcondra and Rathmines he was the incumbent at Castledermot and then Archdeacon of Killaloe and Kilfenora. He was ordained to the episcopate as the Bishop of Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert and Kilmacduagh in 1953 and translated to be the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross in 1957.[3] He retired in 1978.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  2. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  3. ^ A New History of Ireland by Theodore William Moody, F. X. Martin, Francis John Byrne, Art Cosgrove: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976, ISBN 0-19-821745-5
Church of Ireland titles Preceded byHedley Webster Bishop of Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert and Kilmacduagh 1953 – 1957 Succeeded byHenry Arthur Stanistreet Preceded byGeorge Otto Simms Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross 1957– 1978 Succeeded bySamuel Greenfield Poyntz
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