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, 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 0198217455
  3. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877
  4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  5. ^ Church web site
  6. ^ Details of parish
Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by
Arthur Hamilton Butler		 Bishop of Tuam, Killala, and Achonry
1970 –1985		 Succeeded by
John Robert Winder Neill