Joseph Abbott (Irish priest)

Joseph William Abbott was Dean of Leighlin from 1912 until 1939.[1]

Bolton was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained deacon in 1876 and priest in 1876. He began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy in Bilboa. He held incumbencies in Old Leighlin, Tullow and Kiltennel.[2]

He died on 25 April 1939.[3][failed verification]

Notes

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  1. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory p1 Oxford, OUP, 1929
  2. ^ "New Dean of Leighlin". Dublin Daily Express. 23 December 1912. p. 9. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Obituary" The Times (London, England), Thursday, 27 April 1939; pg. 21; Issue 48290