About John McCormack
Lived 1921 – 1996 (aged 75). John McCormack was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
John McCormack (25 March 1921 – 21 September 1996) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath, Ireland from 1968 to 1990.
Early life McCormack was born in Moynalty, County Meath on the 25 March 1921. He was ordained a priest of the Cathedral Parish of Mullingar, in County Westmeath on 23 June 1946. He went to Rome to Study in the Lateran University shortly afterwards and was awarded a degree in canon law.
Episcopal ministry Following the death of John Anthony Kyne in 1968, Pope Paul VI named him as the Bishop of Meath. On 10 March 1968 he was consecrated as a bishop in the Cathedral of Christ the King, in Mullingar County Westmeath by William Cardinal Conway.
Retirement and death McCormack retired as Bishop of Meath on 16 May 1990 and was succeeded by Michael Smith. He died on 21 September 1996.
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Irish Roman Catholic bishop (1921-1996)
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John McCormack was born on 25 March 1921 in Ireland, Moynalty.
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John McCormack died on 21 September 1996.
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John McCormack was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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