Thomas Gibson George Collins was

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for a short time in the second quarter of the 20th century. Ordained in 1896, he was firstly a curate at Maralin before becoming

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then

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and St James’

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; and finally, before his ordination to the

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of St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast. “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Thomas Gibson George 1873 births Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Deans of Belfast 20th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland Anglican bishops of Meath 1927 deaths