Anthony Blake (bishop)

Anthony Blake (c. 1704–1787) was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

He served as Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise from 1756 to 1758 and Archbishop of Armagh from 1758 to 1787.

[citation needed] Blake returned to Ireland from France about 1731, having been educated at Saint-Omer and Louvain.

He was appointed priest in the archdiocese of Tuam, holding the posts of dean of the chapter and vicar general to the archbishop.

His most notable act was the erection of a new parish chapel in the town's middle street, which stood 'till 1833.