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]

His Most Reverend, Dr.

John Anthony Kyne
Bishop of Meath
ArchdioceseArmagh
DioceseMeath
PredecessorJohn D'Alton
SuccessorJohn McCormack
Orders
Ordination31 July 1927
Consecration29 June 1947
by Raffael Cardinal Rossi
Personal details
Born(1904-11-04)4 November 1904
Died23 December 1966(1966-12-23) (aged 62)
BuriedCathedral grounds, Mullingar
NationalityIrish
DenominationRoman Catholic
Styles of
John Anthony Kyne
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleBishop

Early life and ministry

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "Bishop John Anthony Kyne". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  2. ^ Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. p. 149. ISBN 1870963008.
  3. ^ a b c "Remembering Most Reverend John Kyne (1904-1966)". Diocese of Meath. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Meath
1947 – 1966
Succeeded by