James McCann (bishop)
James McCann (31 October 1897 – 19 July 1983) was a 20th-century Anglican Bishop.[2]
The Most Reverend[1] James McCann Ph.D., D.D. | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Armagh Primate of All Ireland | |
| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Diocese | Armagh |
| Elected | 19 February 1959 |
| In office | 1959-1969 |
| Predecessor | John Gregg |
| Successor | George Simms |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1920 |
| Consecration | 24 August 1945 by John Gregg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 October 1897 Grantham, Lincolnshire, England |
| Died | 19 July 1983 (aged 85) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Buried | Wolvercote Cemetery |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Previous post | Bishop of Meath (1945-1959) |
Born in Grantham on 31 October 1897 and educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, Queen’s University, Belfast and Trinity College, Dublin (respondent 1926; B.D. 1935; Ph.D. 1944),[3] he was ordained in 1920. He held curacies at Ballymena, Ballyclare, Cavan and Oldcastle.
He was Rector of Donaghpatrick from 1930 to 1936 and of St Mary’s, Drogheda, from 1936 to 1945.[4] He was Bishop of Meath from 1945 to 1959, then Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1959 to 1969. He died on 19 July 1983.[5]
Notes
- Intriguingly he spent his whole Episcopal career as "The Most Rev" because by tradition the Premier Bishop of Ireland (Bishop of Meath) is so labelled > Debrett’s Correct Form Montague-Smith,P(Ed): London, Debrett’s,1992 ISBN 0-7472-0658-9
- "A New History of Ireland" Moody,T.M;Martin,F.X;Byrne,F.J;Cosgrove,F:By Theodore William Moody, Francis X. Martin, Francis John Byrne, Art Cosgrove: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
- “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1940-41 Oxford, OUP, 1940
- "The Most Rev James McCann". The Times (61592). 23 July 1983. p. 10; col G.
| Religious titles | ||
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| Preceded by William Hardy Holmes |
Bishop of Meath 1945 – 1959 |
Succeeded by Robert Bonsall Pike |
| Preceded by John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg |
Archbishop of Armagh 1959 – 1969 |
Succeeded by George Otto Simms |
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