Joseph Cunnane

The Most Reverend

Joseph Cunnane

D.D.
Archbishop of Tuam
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseTuam
Appointed31 January 1969
Term ended11 July 1987
PredecessorJoseph Walsh
SuccessorJoseph Cassidy
Orders
Ordination18 June 1939
Consecration17 March 1969
Personal details
Born5 October 1913
Knock, County Mayo, Ireland
Died8 March 2001 (aged 87)
Tuam, County Galway, Ireland
BuriedTuam Cathedral Grounds, County Galway, Ireland
NationalityIrish
DenominationChristianity Catholic
Alma materSt. Jarlath's College,
Maynooth College

Joseph Cunnane D.D. (5 October 1913 – 8 March 2001) was an Irish Catholic clergyman who served as the Archbishop of Tuam from 1969 to 1987.[1]

Born in the parish of Knock in County Mayo,[1] he was educated at St. Jarlath's College, Tuam, and St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth. He was ordained in 1939. Following postgraduate studies in Maynooth he was awarded a Doctorate of Divinity in 1941.[citation needed]

He was professor of Irish at St. Jarlath's from 1941 until 1958 when he was appointed to Balla, County Mayo. He moved to Clifden, County Galway in 1967. He was appointed archbishop of the Metropolitan see of Tuam in 1969 and retired from the post on 11 July 1987.[citation needed]

He died in 2001 and is buried in the grounds of Tuam Cathedral.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Archbishop Joseph Cunnane". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. ^ Death of Bishop Cunnane


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