About John Crooks
Lived 1914 – 1995 (aged 80). John Crooks was an Irish cleric.
John Robert Megaw Crooks (9 July 1914 – 17 March 1995) was Dean of Armagh from 1979 to 1989.
Crooks was educated at Campbell College and Trinity College, Dublin. He was ordained in 1939. After a curacy in Dublin he was a minor canon at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. He was the rector of Killylea from 1944 to 1956; and vicar choral of Armagh Cathedral from 1956 to 1973. He was Archdeacon of Armagh from 1973 until his move to the Deanery.
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Who was John Crooks?
Dean of Armagh
When was John Crooks born?
John Crooks was born on 9 July 1914.
When did John Crooks die?
John Crooks died on 17 March 1995.
What was John Crooks's occupation?
John Crooks was a cleric.
What nationality was John Crooks?
John Crooks was Irish.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Crooks (priest)
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