Background
He was born in 1798 near Ennis, County Clare, son of Richard Gregg, a small landowner, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin.
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John Gregg
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Trinity College.
Career
He was ordained in 1822, and quickly gained a reputation as an eloquent preacher. He was Rector of Holy Trinity Dublin and then Archdeacon of Kildare before his elevation to the Episcopate as the Bishop of Cork in 1862. As Bishop he is mainly remembered for overseeing the building of Saint Finance, Financial Barre"s Cathedral, at an cost of over £100,000.
He died in post on 26 May 1878
He published "A missionary visit to Achill and Erris.." in 1850.
