John Anthony Kyne

John Anthony "Jack" Kyne (4 November 1904 - 23 December 1966)[1] was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath, Ireland from 1947 to his death in 1966.

His Most Reverend, Dr.

John Anthony Kyne
Bishop of Meath
ArchdioceseArmagh
DioceseMeath
PredecessorJohn D'Alton
SuccessorJohn McCormack
Orders
Ordination31 July 1927
Consecration29 June 1947
by Raffael Cardinal Rossi
Personal details
Born(1904-11-04)4 November 1904
Died23 December 1966(1966-12-23) (aged 62)
BuriedCathedral grounds, Mullingar
NationalityIrish
DenominationRoman Catholic
Styles of
John Anthony Kyne
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleBishop

Early life and ministry

Kyne was born in Longwood, County Meath on the 4 November 1904. He won a scholarship to St Finian's College in Mullingar and later became a member of staff there. Kyne studied for the priesthood at the Irish College in Rome[2] and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Meath on 31 July 1927.[1] From 1930, including during World War II, he served as a vice-rector of the Pontifical Irish College in Rome. In 1939 Pope Pius XII named him a Monsignor and further appointed him as Papal Chamberlain in 1940.[2]

Episcopal Ministry

Following his predecessors elevation to Archdiocese of Armagh in 1946, he was appointed Bishop of Meath on 29 June 1947,[1] a position he held until his sudden death in Mullingar on 23 December 1966.[2]

References
  1. "Bishop John Anthony Kyne". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  2. "Remembering Most Reverend John Kyne (1904-1966)". Diocese of Meath.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
John D'Alton		 Bishop of Meath
1947 – 1966		 Succeeded by
John McCormack


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