Jeremiah Kinane (1884–1959) was an Irish

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of the

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. He served as the

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, then

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of Cashel & Emly until when he became the

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Archbishop of Cashel & Emly. Kinane was born in Gortnahulla,

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on 15 November 1884. He was

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to the priesthood in

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on 24 April 1910. From 1911 to 1933 he was Professor of Canon Law at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth. He was appointed the

on 21 April 1933 and received

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on 29 June 1933. He was then appointed

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of Decros and

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of Cashel & Emly on 31 January 1942. On the death of Archbishop John Harty, Dr. Kinane succeeded as the

Archbishop of Cashel & Emly on 11 September 1946. A noted anti-Communist, he opposed various left wing and republican organisations during his time and was involved in controversy in the dismissal of teachers who were Communist in schools run by him. He served as secretary to the bishops conference in Maynooth. He died in office on 18 February 1959, aged 74.Dr. Jeremiah Kinane, Bishop Of Waterford & Lismore
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kinane, Jeremiah 1884 births 1959 deaths Christian clergy from County Tipperary Roman Catholic bishops of Waterford and Lismore Roman Catholic archbishops of Cashel Pontifical Irish College alumni 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Ireland