James Joseph MacNamee was an Irish Roman Catholic Bishop in the 20th Century.[1]

James Joseph MacNamee
Born(1876-12-11)11 December 1876
Fintona
Died24 April 1966(1966-04-24) (aged 89)
EducationSt Macartan's College, Monaghan; St Patrick's College, Maynooth
OccupationRoman Catholic Bishop
TitleBishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise
Term1927–1966
PredecessorJoseph Hoare
SuccessorCahal Daly

McNamee was born at Fintona on 11 December 1876. He was educated at St Macartan's College, Monaghan and St Patrick's College, Maynooth.[2] After curacies at Clones and Monaghan he was Administrator of Monaghan then Parish Priest at Clones.

MacNamee was appointed Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise on 20 June 1927[3] and consecrated on 31 July that year.[4] He died on 24 April 1966 and was succeeded by Cahal Daly, later Archbishop of Armagh.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Ask about Ireland
  2. ^ Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. p. 73. ISBN 1870963008.
  3. ^ 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. Vol. IX. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-821745-5.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Armagh Archdiocese
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise
1927–1966
Succeeded by