James Hagan (born 1904 in

Leadgate, County Durham Leadgate is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north-east of Consett. The Roman road Dere Street runs straight through the middle of Leadgate, today this is known as Durham Road and the B6309. The place-name 'Lea ...

) was an English

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of the

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who served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Makurdi. He was appointed bishop in 1960. He died in 1976.http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmaku.html CH

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1904 births 1976 deaths English Roman Catholic bishops People from Leadgate, County Durham Roman Catholic bishops of Makurdi {{Nigeria-RC-bishop-stub