John Anthony Kyne

Irish Catholic bishop

His Most Reverend, Dr.

John Anthony Kyne

Bishop of Meath
Archdiocese| Armagh
Diocese| Meath
Predecessor| John D'Alton
Successor| John McCormack
Orders
Ordination| 31 July 1927
Consecration| 29 June 1947
by Raffael Cardinal Rossi
Personal details
Born| (1904-11-04)4 November 1904
Died| 23 December 1966(1966-12-23) (aged 62)
Buried| Cathedral grounds, Mullingar
Nationality| Irish
Denomination| Roman Catholic
Styles of
John Anthony Kyne

Reference style| The Most Reverend
Spoken style| Your Grace
Religious style| Bishop

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]

## 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.

## External links

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* Website of the Diocese of Meath

Catholic Church titles

Preceded by

John D'Alton

|  Bishop of Meath
1947 – 1966  | Succeeded by

John McCormack

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* Thomas Dease
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