James McCann (bishop)
Irish Anglican Bishop (1897–1983)
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James McCann (31 October 1897 – 19 July 1983) was a 20th-century Anglican Bishop.[2]
The Most Reverend[1] James McCann Ph.D., D.D. | |
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| Archbishop of Armagh Primate of All Ireland | |
| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Diocese | Armagh |
| Elected | 19 February 1959 |
| In office | 1959-1969 |
| Predecessor | John Gregg |
| Successor | George Simms |
| Previous post | Bishop of Meath (1945-1959) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1920 |
| Consecration | 24 August 1945 by John Gregg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 October 1897 Grantham, Lincolnshire, England |
| Died | 19 July 1983 (aged 85) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Buried | Wolvercote Cemetery |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Education | Royal Belfast Academical Institution Queens University Belfast Trinity College, Dublin |
Born in Grantham on 31 October 1897 and educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, Queen's University Belfast and Trinity College, Dublin (respondent 1926; B.D. 1935; Ph.D. 1944),[3] he was ordained in 1920. He held curacies at Ballymena, Ballyclare, Cavan and Oldcastle.[citation needed]
He was Rector of Donaghpatrick from 1930 to 1936 and of St Mary's, Drogheda, from 1936 to 1945.[4] He was Bishop of Meath from 1945 to 1959, then Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1959 to 1969. He died on 19 July 1983.[5]
