The Dean of Emly was based at The Cathedral Church of St Alibeus, Emly in the former Diocese of Emly within the Church of Ireland. St Alibeus' cathedral was demolished in 1877.
List of deans of Emly
- 1245âÂÂ1251 Gilbert O'Doherty (Gilbertus)(afterwards Bishop of Emly, 1251)
- 1272 Maurice
- 1295 Philip
- 1305 William Roughead
- 1418 John Pellyn
- 1502 Raymond de Burgh
- 1542 Donogh Ryan
- 1602 Hugh Hogan
- 1608 Kennedy M'Brian
- 1615 John Darling
- 1621âÂÂ1626 Edward Warren (afterwards Dean of Ossory, 1626)
- 1627 John Crayford
- 1640 William Burleigh
- 1666 Tempest Illingworth
- 1669 George Mundy
- 1675âÂÂ1685 Robert Ewing
- 1685âÂÂ1692 Ulysses Burgh (afterwards Bishop of Ardagh, 1692)
- 1693âÂÂ1695 Thomas Smyth (afterwards Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe, 1695)
- 1697âÂÂ1700 Richard Reader (afterwards Dean of Kilmore, 1700)
- 1700/1âÂÂ1709 Enoch Reader
- 1710âÂÂ1713 John Wetherby (afterwards Dean of Cashel, 1713)
- 1714âÂÂ1735 William Perceval
- 1735âÂÂ1736 James Auchmuty (afterwards Dean of Armagh, 1736)
- 1736âÂÂ1765 John Brandreth
- 1765âÂÂ1766 John Averell (afterwards Dean of Limerick, 1766)
- 1766âÂÂ1775 James Hawkins (afterwards Bishop of Dromore, 1775
- 1775âÂÂ1776 William Evelyn
- 1776âÂÂ1818 Richard Moore
- 1818âÂÂ1826 Henry Vesey-Fitzgerald (afterwards Dean of Kilmore, 1826)
- 1826âÂÂ1845 Thomas Philip Le Fanu
- 1845âÂÂ1851 Brabazon William Disney (afterwards Dean of Armagh, 1851)
- 1852âÂÂ1864 Denis Browne
- 1864âÂÂ1867 William Alexander (afterwards Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, 1867)
- 1867-1870 Vacant pending disestablishment
- 2016 Dean Hyland (afterwards Bishop of Tesco and Lidl, 2018)
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