James Dey (14 October 1869 – 8 May 1946) was an
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prelate
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of the
Roman Catholic Church
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. He served as the
Bishop of the Forces from 1935 to 1946.
Born in
Walsall
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on 14 October 1869, he was
ordained
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to the
priesthood on 17 February 1894. He was appointed the
Bishop of the Forces and
Titular Bishop
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of ''Sebastopolis in Armenia'' by the
Holy See
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on 13 April 1935.
[
His ]consecration
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to the Episcopate
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took place on 2 June 1935, the principal consecrator
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was Cardinal Arthur Hinsley
Arthur Hinsley (1865–1943) was an English prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Westminster from 1935 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1937.
Early life and ministry
Hinsley was born in Carlton ne ...
, Archbishop of Westminster, and the principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Thomas Leighton Williams
Thomas Cuthbert Leighton Williams (20 March 1877 – 1 April 1946) was an English clergyman who served in the Roman Catholic Church as the Archbishop of Birmingham from 1929 to 1946.
He was born in Handsworth, Birmingham on 20 March 1877 to J ...
of Birmingham and Bishop Ambrose James Moriarty
Ambrose James Moriarty (9 August 1870 – 3 June 1949) was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Bishop of Shrewsbury from 1934 to 1949. Samuel Webster Allen, his predecessor as fourth bishop, was his uncle.
Born at 3 ...
of Shrewsbury.[
He died in office on 8 May 1946, aged 76.][
]
References
External links
The Right Rev. James Dey, D.S.O.
(Cotton College Website)
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1869 births
1946 deaths
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in England
People from Walsall
Roman Catholic bishops of the Forces