Edward Darling

Darling was born into an ecclesiastical family,His father was the Venerable V.W. Darling, Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black {{ISBN|978-0-7136-8555-8}} growing up in Skibbereen, County Cork, brother to Vivienne and Evelyn. He developed a love of music from an early age, growing up as a choir boy with St. Nicholas Choir, Cork.

Educated at St. John's School, Leatherhead and Trinity College, Dublin.[http://www.tcd.ie/assets/documents/calendar/part1_societies_and_other_institutions.pdf TCD NI Secretary] Initially reading Classics and the arts, he later studied theology attending the Divinity School.{{Cite news |last=Feehily |first=Patricia |date=1986-02-26 |title=Interview – Bishop Darling |pages=7 |work=Limerick Leader |url=http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/bishops%2010.pdf |access-date=2023-05-27}} he was also an active member of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Trinity_College_Dublin_student_organisations&oldid=1147710871 Trinity College Choral Society]. Involvement with the society included undertaking the role of Secretary 1955/1956 alongside Assistant Secretary Patricia Mann;{{Cite news |last=STANFORD |first=DANAE |last2=KILLEN |first2=J. T. |date=15 November 1956 |title=Profile Patricia Mann – President of the Liz |edition=3 |volume=4 |pages=2 |work=Trinity News – A Dublin University Weekly |url=http://www.trinitynewsarchive.ie/pdf/04-03.pdf |access-date=26 May 2023}} later to become his wife.

He was ordained in 1956: his first posts being curacies in Belfast.Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing {{ISBN|978-0-7151-1030-0}} Initially posted to St. Luke's parish Shankill Road for three years before moving to St. John's Orangefield Castlerea. He then held incumbencies at St Gall's Carnalea, County Down in 1962 until 1972 when he move to St John's Malone, Belfast[http://www.malone.connor.anglican.org/ Church web-site] before his ordination to the episcopate over the diocese of Limerick & Killaloe in 1985.

After retirement in 2000, from his posting as Bishop to Limerick & Killaloe, he began working alongside Dr Donald Davison on The Church of Ireland publication, Companion to the Church Hymnal, published in 2005.{{Cite web |title=Companions to the Church Hymnal (2000) and Thanks & Praise (2015) |url=https://www.ireland.anglican.org/prayer-worship/church-music-resources/hymns |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Church of Ireland}}

He became an Honorary Fellow of the Guild of Church Musicians in 2006 and was elected Executive President of the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland at its annual conference in July 2007.{{Cite web |title=Publications {{!}} The Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland |url=https://hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/resources/publications/ |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/ |language=en-GB}}

Edward's father, Vivian William Darling was a previous Archdeacon of Cloyne.

William Flewett, his grandfather, was Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross from 1933 to 1938.

Bishop Darling was General Editor of the interim supplementary hymnal Irish Church Praise in 1990 and of the Church Hymnal, (fifth edition) in 2000. Both books feature some of his tunes and texts, the latter including adaptations, paraphrases and new versions of liturgical canticles.

He compiled the lectionary hymn-guides Choosing the Hymns (Collins, 1984) and Sing to the Word (OUP, 2000) and was joint-author with Dr. Donald Davison of Companion to Church Hymnal (Columba, 2005).

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