John McCormack (bishop)

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His Most Reverend, Dr.

John McCormack
Bishop of Meath
ArchdioceseArmagh
DioceseMeath
Predecessor John Anthony Kyne
Successor Michael Smith
Orders
Ordination23 June 1946
Consecration10 March 1968
by  William Conway
Personal details
Born(1921-03-25)25 March 1921
Moynalty, Ireland
Died21 September 1996(1996-09-21) (aged 75)
Buried Cathedral grounds, Mullingar
NationalityIrish
Denomination Roman Catholic
Styles of
John McCormack
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Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Grace
Religious style Bishop

John McCormack (25 March 1921 - 21 September 1996) [1] was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath, Ireland from 1968 to 1990.

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Early life

McCormack was born in Moynalty, County Meath on the 25 March 1921. [2] He was ordained a priest of the Cathedral Parish of Mullingar, in County Westmeath on 23 June 1946. He went to Rome to Study in the Lateran University shortly afterwards and was awarded a degree in canon law. [1] [3]

Episcopal Ministry

Following the death of John Anthony Kyne in 1968, Pope Paul VI named him as the Bishop of Meath. On 10 March 1968 he was consecrated as a bishop in the Cathedral of Christ the King, in Mullingar County Westmeath by William Cardinal Conway. [1]

Retirement and death

McCormack retired as Bishop of Meath on 16 May 1990 [1] and was succeeded by Michael Smith. He died on 21 September 1996. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bishop John McCormack". Catholic Hierarchy. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. p. 150. ISBN   1870963008.
  3. 1 2 "Former Bishop of Meath dies at 75". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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1968 – 1990		Succeeded by


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