James Naughton (1865 – 1950) was an Irish prelate who served as

Bishop of Killala The Bishop of Killala () is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Killala in County Mayo, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bis ...

. He was born in

Ballina, County Mayo Ballina ( ; ) is a town in north County Mayo, Ireland. It lies at the mouth of the River Moy near Killala Bay, in the Moy valley and civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Kilmoremoy, with the Ox Mountains to the east and the Nephin Beg Ra ...

. Naughton was ordained priest on 24 June 1889. He was appointed Bishop of Killala on 27 November 1911, and received episcopal ordination on 7 January 1912.G Catholic
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Roman Catholic bishops of Killala 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland 1865 births 1950 deaths People from County Mayo People from Ballina, County Mayo {{Ireland-RC-bishop-stub