Samuel Greenfield Poyntz (4 March 1926 – 18 February 2017) was an Irish bishop[1] and author[2] in the last third of the 20th century.
[3][4] He was born in Manitoba in Canada to the Revd James Poyntz and Catherine Greenfield.
Poyntz was educated at Portora Royal School, Enniskillen and Trinity College, Dublin[5] and ordained in 1951.
From 1974 to 1978 he was Archdeacon of Dublin, when he became Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.
[7] In 1987 he was translated to be the Bishop of Connor,[8] retiring in 1995.