Austin Quinn
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | My Lord |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Austin Quinn (1892–1974) was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the Bishop of Kilmore from 1950 to 1972.
Born in Derrynoose, County Armagh, Ireland on 15 March 1892, he was ordained to the priesthood on 20 June 1915.[1] He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Kilmore by Pope Pius XII on 19 July 1950.[1][2][3] Quinn's episcopal consecration took place on 10 September 1950; the principal consecrator was Archbishop John Francis D'Alton of Armagh, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop William MacNeely of Raphoe and Bishop James Joseph MacNamee of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise.[1][2][3]
Bishop Quinn participated in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council, held between in 1962 and 1965.[1]
He retired on 11 October 1972 and died on 24 September 1974, aged 82.[1][2][3]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Austin Quinn". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- 1 2 3 Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 437.
- 1 2 3 Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, p. 350.
References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1984). Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II. A New History of Ireland. Volume IX. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-821745-5.
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| Preceded by Patrick Lyons |
Bishop of Kilmore 1950–1972 |
Succeeded by Francis Joseph MacKiernan |