James Staunton

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James Staunton (b Ballyoskill 20 February 1889; d Enniscorthy 27 June 1963) was an Irish Roman Catholic Bishop. [1]

Staunton was ordained priest on 22 June 1913. [2] He served in the Diocese of Ossory. A Jesuit, [3] he was Bishop of Ferns from 1938 until his death. [4] Dr Staunton was a council father at the Second Vatican Council.

References

  1. ↑ youtube
  2. ↑ Catholic Hierarchy
  3. ↑ Irish Jesuit Archives
  4. ↑ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 355–356. ISBN   0-521-56350-X.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Ferns
1938–1963		Succeeded by


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