James Mehaffey

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James Mehaffey^[1] (born 29 March 1931) was Bishop of Derry and Raphoe at the end of the 20th century and the start of the 21st.

Born on 29 March 1931^[2] and educated at Trinity College, Dublin he was ordained in 1955.^[3] He began his career with curacies at St Patrick’s, Belfast and St John’s, Deptford after which he was a Minor Canon at Down Cathedral. He was Bishop’s Curate at St Christopher’s, Belfast. He then served as the incumbent at Kilkeel and Cregagh before his elevation to the Episcopate.^[4] Mehaffey was elected Bishop of Derry and Raphoe 27 June and consecrated 7 September 1980; he resigned 31 January 2002.

References

↑ Church of Ireland
↑ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
↑ “Handbook of British Chronology” By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 0-521-56350-X, 9780521563505

Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by Robin Eames	Bishop of Derry and Raphoe 1980–2002	Succeeded by Ken Good

v t e Bishops of Derry and of Derry and Raphoe

Derry	George Montgomery Brutus Babington John Tanner George Downham John Bramhall George Wild Robert Mossom Michael Ward Ezekiel Hopkins William King Charles Hickman John Hartstonge St George Ashe William Nicolson Henry Downes Thomas Rundle Carew Reynell George Stone William Barnard Frederick Hervey (later Earl of Bristol) William Knox Richard Ponsonby (became Bishop of Derry and Raphoe)

Derry & Raphoe	Richard Ponsonby William Higgin William Alexander George Chadwick Joseph Peacocke Robert Boyd Charles Tyndall Cuthbert Peacocke Robin Eames James Mehaffey Ken Good

v t e Church of Ireland dioceses

Province of Armagh	Armagh Clogher Connor Derry and Raphoe Down & Dromore Kilmore, Elphin & Ardagh Tuam, Killala & Achonry

Province of Dublin	Cashel & Ossory Cork, Cloyne & Ross Dublin and Glendalough Limerick & Killaloe Meath & Kildare

Anglican Communion

Persondata
Name	Mehaffey, James
Alternative names
Short description	Bishop of Derry and Raphoe
Date of birth	29 March 1931
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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