John McCormack (25 March 1921 – 21 September 1996) was the

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from 1968 to 1990.

Early life

McCormack was born in

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on the 25 March 1921. He was ordained a priest of the Cathedral Parish of Mullingar, in County Westmeath on 23 June 1946. He went to Rome to Study in the Lateran University shortly afterwards and was awarded a degree in canon law.

Episcopal ministry

Following the death of

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in 1968,

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named him as the Bishop of Meath. On 10 March 1968 he was consecrated as a bishop in the Cathedral of Christ the King, in Mullingar County Westmeath by William Cardinal Conway.

Retirement and death

McCormack retired as Bishop of Meath on 16 May 1990 and was succeeded by Michael Smith. He died on 21 September 1996.

References

External links

Website of the Diocese of Meath
1921 births 1996 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Meath Pontifical Irish College alumni 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland Christian clergy from County Meath {{Ireland-RC-bishop-stub