John Duggan (bishop)

John Coote Duggan (7 April 1918-20 July 2000^[1]) was the 11th Bishop of Tuam, Killala, and Achonry from 1970 to 1985.^[2]

Educated at The High School, Dublin and Trinity College, Dublin ^[3] and ordained in 1942,^[4] his first post was a curacy at St Luke's, Cork.^[5] He was later the incumbent at Portarlington, then St Paul's Glenageary, Dublin^[6] and finally (before his ordinationn to the episcopate) Archdeacon of Tuam.

References

1. Attends funeral of friend Desmond Llewelyn
2. “A New History of Ireland” Moody,T.W; Martin,F.X; Byrne,F.J;Cosgrove,A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
3. “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
4. Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
5. Church web site
6. Details of parish