George Alderson Quin (22 January 1914 – 5 August 1990) was the third

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. Educated at

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and

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in 1938, his first post was a

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at St Jude, Ballynafeigh,

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. He was then Dean’s Vicar of

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. After further incumbencies at

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Church history
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he became

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in 1956. Fourteen years later he was appointed to the

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, serving for a decade – he was elected Bishop of Down and Dromore 26 November 1969 and consecrated 6 January 1970; he resigned on 31 March 1980.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Quin, George Alderson 1914 births Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Archdeacons of Down 20th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland Bishops of Down and Dromore 1990 deaths Place of birth missing