John Anthony "Jack" Kyne (4 November 1904 - 23 December 1966) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath,

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from 1947 to his death in 1966.

Early life and ministry

Kyne was born in Longwood,

County Meath County Meath (; gle, Contae na Mí or simply ) is a county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. It is bordered by Dublin to the southeast, Louth to the northeast, Kildare to the south, Offaly to the sou ...

on the 4 November 1904. He won a scholarship to

St Finian's College St Finian's College is a secondary school, the diocesan school of the Diocese of Meath. It is located in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland, and is under the patronage of The Most Reverend Thomas Deenihan, Bishop of Meath. Rev. Fr. Paul Co ...

Mullingar Mullingar ( ; ) is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland. It is the third most populous town in the Midland Region, with a population of 20,928 in the 2016 census. The Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act 1543 proclaimed Westmeat ...

and later became a member of staff there. Kyne studied for the priesthood at the Irish College in Rome and was ordained a priest of the

Diocese of Meath The Diocese of Meath ( ga, Deoise na Mí) is an Irish diocese which took its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. In the Roman Catholic Church it still exists as a separate diocese, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other ...

on 31 July 1927. From 1930, including during

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, he served as a vice-rector of the

Pontifical Irish College The Pontifical Irish College is a Roman Catholic seminary for the training and education of priests, in Rome. The College is located at #1, Via dei Santi Quattro, and serves as a residence for clerical students from all over the world. Designated ...

in Rome. In 1939

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named him a Monsignor and further appointed him as Papal Chamberlain in 1940.

Episcopal Ministry

Following his predecessors elevation to Archdiocese of Armagh in 1946, he was appointed Bishop of Meath on 29 June 1947, a position he held until his sudden death in Mullingar on 23 December 1966.

References

External links

Website of the Diocese of Meath
1904 births 1966 deaths People educated at St Finian's College Pontifical Irish College alumni Roman Catholic bishops of Meath 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland {{Ireland-RC-bishop-stub