The Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Reverend Dr John Neill, has accepted the resignation of the Right Reverend Peter Barrett, Bishop of Cashel and Ossory.
The resignation takes immediate effect.
In a letter to the Dioceses of Cashel and Ossory, Bishop Barrett said he was resigning because he and his wife will be separating.
Bishop Barrett, a father of three, said it had been a privilege to serve the Church of Ireland. He did not disclose the reason for his marriage break-up.
Bishop Barrett was born in Dublin in 1946 and educated at Trinity College.
He was ordained in 1981 to serve as a curate in Limavady, Co Derry, in the diocese of Derry and Raphoe. A former rector of St George's parish in Belfast, he also served as a minor canon in St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin in 1994.
In 1994 the Archbishop of Dublin appointed him as a chaplain at Trinity College. In 1998 he was installed as a Dean of Waterford and rector of a group of local parishes.
His wife, Anne, is employed as a social work team leader with mental health services in the southeast.
In January 2003 he was consecrated as the Bishop of Cashel and Ossory at a ceremony attended by Anglicans and other Christian church leaders from around the world.
A hockey enthusiast, he represented Leinster and Ireland at various levels and is a qualified hockey umpire.
