Brian Harvey (1916–2005) was Dean of Ossory from 1970 to 1991. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and

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in 1941. After curacies in

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he was on the staff of

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from 1945 to 1948. He spent the next fifteen years in India, rising to become

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of Hazaribagh. He was Canon Theologian at Belfast Cathedral from 1963 to 1970. He retired to West Cork.Irish Times
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Deans of Ossory 1916 births 2005 deaths Archdeacons of Hazaribagh Place of birth missing Alumni of Trinity College Dublin {{Ireland-Anglican-dean-stub