As colonists they had been Canonically under the spiritual jurisdiction of the Bishop of London, a somewhat remote diocesan.
"A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer"
William Reed Huntington
The year of Dr. Magennis's death is uncertain; he seems, however, to have survived some years the accession of Queen Elizabeth, and on his death the see of Dromore became Canonically united with Ardagh.
"The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, August 1865"
Society of Clergymen
His principle evidently was, that it was far better for men to be unCanonically saved than Canonically damned.
"A Sketch of the Life and Labors of George Whitefield"
John Charles Ryle