Walton Empey

Walton Newcombe Francis Empey (born 26 October 1934) is a retired Church of Ireland bishop.

His father was also a cleric, serving in Donoughmore and Donard, Fenagh and then in Enniscorthy.

The following year he moved to Canada, serving the Anglican Church in Canada initially in Grand Falls, New Brunswick and then for three years as Rector of Madawaska.

Caird had been appointed as Archbishop of Dublin and when he retired from that role in 1996, Empey was elected as his successor, becoming Archbishop of Dublin, Bishop of Glendalough, Primate of Ireland and Metropolitan.

He was enthroned in Christ Church Cathedral in June 1997 and retired in 2002.