James Joseph MacNamee

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James Joseph MacNamee
Born(1876-12-11)11 December 1876
Fintona
Died24 April 1966(1966-04-24) (aged 89)
EducationSt Macartan's College, Monaghan; St Patrick's College, Maynooth
OccupationRoman Catholic Bishop
TitleBishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise
Term1927–1966
PredecessorJoseph Hoare
SuccessorCahal Daly

James Joseph MacNamee was an Irish Roman Catholic Bishop in the 20th Century. [1]

McNamee was born at Fintona on 11 December 1876. He was educated at St Macartan's College, Monaghan and St Patrick's College, Maynooth. [2] After curacies at Clones and Monaghan he was Administrator of Monaghan then Parish Priest at Clones.

MacNamee was appointed Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise on 20 June 1927 [3] and consecrated on 31 July that year. [4] He died on 24 April 1966 and was succeeded by Cahal Daly, later Archbishop of Armagh. [5]

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References

  1. Ask about Ireland
  2. Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. p. 73. ISBN   1870963008.
  3. Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1984). Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II. A New History of Ireland. Vol. IX. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN   0-19-821745-5.
  4. Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN   0-521-56350-X.
  5. Armagh Archdiocese
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise
19271966
Succeeded by