John Cardinal D'Alton
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| Church positions | |
| See | Armagh |
| Title | Cardinal Archbishop of Armagh |
| Period in office | 13 June 1946 — 1 February 1963 |
| Raised to cardinalate | 12 January 1953 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Cardinal MacRory |
| Successor | William Cardinal Conway |
| Previous post | Bishop of Meath |
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| Date of birth | 11 October, 1882 |
| Place of birth | Claremorris |
| Date of death | 1 February, 1963 |
| Place of death | Armagh, Ireland |
His Eminence John Francis Cardinal D'Alton (11 October 1882—1 February 1963) was an Irish clergyman, who was Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1946 to 1963.
[edit] Biography
John Francis D'Alton was born in Claremorris, County Mayo, Ireland at the height of the Land Wars in Ireland. He was ordained a priest on 18 April 1908, rising to become Coadjutor Bishop of Meath on 25 April 1942.
On 16 June 1943 he became Bishop of Meath, before being transferred to become Archbishop of Armagh on 13 June 1946, following Joseph Cardinal MacRory's death.
Archbishop D'Alton was raised to the cardinalate on 12 January 1953, by Pope Pius XII, becoming also Cardinal-priest of S. Agata de' Goti in Rome.
D'Alton died in Ara Coeli, the residence of the Archbishop of Armagh, on 1 February 1963, aged 80. He was succeeded by his auxiliary bishop, William Conway.
Cardinal D'Alton was seen to be more ecumenical in outlook than other members of the Irish hierarchy. He tried to broker talks between the Irish Free State and the United Kingdom to ease the tensions between both countries, even going so far as to address the situation regarding the Irish ports but to no avail.[citation needed]
| Preceded by Joseph Cardinal MacRory |
List of Roman Catholic Archbishops of Armagh Primate of All Ireland 1946 – 1963 |
Succeeded by William Cardinal Conway |
