John Jarlath Dooley (6 July 1906 – 18 September 1997) was an Irish prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and in the Roman Curia.


John Jarlath Dooley
Apostolic Delegate to Apostolic Delegate to Indochina, Secretariat of State
Titular Archbishop of Macra
Appointed18 October 1951
PredecessorAntonin Drapier
SuccessorMario Brini
Other post(s)Titular Archbishop of Macra
Orders
Ordination20 December 1931
by Joseph Rummel
Consecration21 December 1951
by Egidio Vagnozzi as Principal consecrator, Ngô Đình Thục and Jean-Baptiste-Maximilien Chabalier as Principal co-consecrators
Personal details
Born
John Jarlath Dooley

6 July 1906
Died18 September 1997(1997-09-18) (aged 91)
NationalityIrish
Styles of
John Jarlath Dooley
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

Biography

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John Jarlath Dooley was born in Kilmaine, Ireland, on 6 July 1906. He was ordained a priest of the Missionary Society of St. Columban on 20 December 1931.

On 18 October 1951, Pope Pius XII named him a titular archbishop and Apostolic Delegate to Indochina.[1] He received his episcopal consecration from Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi on 21 December 1951.[citation needed]

On 15 September 1959, Pope John XXIII appointed him to a position at the Secretariat of State.[citation needed]

He retired in 1966 at the age of 59.[citation needed]

Dooley died on 18 September 1997.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XLIII. 1951. p. 879. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIX. 1997. p. 744. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
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