James Staunton

James Staunton (b Ballyoskill 20 February 1889; d Enniscorthy 27 June 1963) was an Irish Roman Catholic Bishop.[1]

Staunton was ordained priest on 22 June 1913.[2] He served in the Diocese of Ossory. A Jesuit,[3] he was Bishop of Ferns from 1938 until his death.[4] Dr Staunton was a council father at the Second Vatican Council.

References

  1. ^ youtube
  2. ^ Catholic Hierarchy
  3. ^ Irish Jesuit Archives
  4. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 355–356. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Ferns
1938–1963 		Succeeded by


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