James Joseph MacNamee | |
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Born | Fintona | 11 December 1876
Died | 24 April 1966 89) | (aged
Education | St Macartan's College, Monaghan; St Patrick's College, Maynooth |
Occupation | Roman Catholic Bishop |
Title | Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise |
Term | 1927–1966 |
Predecessor | Joseph Hoare |
Successor | Cahal 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]