John Anthony Kyne

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John Anthony "Jack" Kyne (4 November 1904 - 23 December 1966)[1] was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath, Ireland from 1947 to his death in 1966.[2]

Early life and ministry

Kyne was born in Longwood, County Meath on the 4 November 1904. He won a scholarship to St Finian's College in Mullingar and later became a member of staff there. Kyne studied for the priesthood at the Irish College in Rome[3] and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Meath on 31 July 1927.[1] From 1930, including during World War II, he served as a vice-rector of the Pontifical Irish College in Rome. In 1939 Pope Pius XII named him a Monsignor and further appointed him as Papal Chamberlain in 1940.[3]

Episcopal ministry

Following his predecessors elevation to Archdiocese of Armagh in 1946, he was appointed Bishop of Meath on 29 June 1947,[1] a position he held until his sudden death in Mullingar on 23 December 1966.[3]

References

  1. 1.[1.2][1.3]"Bishop John Anthony Kyne". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  2. 2.Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. p. 149. ISBN 1870963008.
  3. 3.[3.2][3.3]"Remembering Most Reverend John Kyne (1904-1966)". Diocese of Meath. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2020.