John Rooney
Irish-born Roman Catholic bishop in South Africa
About John Rooney
Lived 1844 – 1927 (aged 82–83). John Rooney was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Bishop John Rooney VG, was an Irish-born Roman Catholic priest who served as bishop in South Africa.
Rooney was born in 1844 in Edenderry, County Offaly, he attended Carlow College before going to All Hallows College in Dublin, to be trained as priest for the Cape of Good Hope Diocese. Following All Hallows, he studied at Propaganda College in Rome. He was ordained a priest in 1867. He was in 1886 ordained titular Bishop of Sergiopolis, and coadjutor to Bishop John Leonard, whom he succeeded in 1908 as Bishop of Cape Colony, South Africa. He resigned as bishop in 1925.
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Who was John Rooney?
Irish-born Roman Catholic bishop in South Africa
When was John Rooney born?
John Rooney was born in 1844.
When did John Rooney die?
John Rooney died on 26 February 1927.
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John Rooney was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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