John Anthony Kyne

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His Most Reverend, Dr.

John Anthony Kyne
Bishop of Meath
ArchdioceseArmagh
DioceseMeath
Predecessor John D'Alton
Successor John 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)
Buried Cathedral grounds, Mullingar
NationalityIrish
Denomination Roman Catholic
Styles of
John Anthony Kyne
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Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Grace
Religious style Bishop

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. [2]

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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 [3] 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. [3]

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. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bishop John Anthony Kyne". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  2. Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. p. 149. ISBN   1870963008.
  3. 1 2 3 "Remembering Most Reverend John Kyne (1904-1966)". Diocese of Meath.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Meath
1947 – 1966
Succeeded by