William James Grant (1929–2009) was
archdeacon
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, then
dean of Tuam
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Background
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, in the
Church of Ireland
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in the last quarter of the 20th century.
[ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980/82 (London, OUP, 1982) p 393 ]
Grant was born in 1929, and
ordained
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in 1959. After
curacies
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in
Ballymacarrett
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and
Belfast
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he was the
incumbent
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at
Grand Falls from 1963 until 1966; and
Assistant Chaplain to the
Dublin
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branch of the
Mission to Seamen
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. He was the
incumbent
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at
Fethard from 1970 until 1977 when he became
Domestic Chaplain
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to the
Bishop of Tuam. He was appointed
Archdeacon of Tuam
The Archdeacon of Tuam ( ) was a post held in the Diocese of Tuam, from the creation of the diocese at the Synod of Rathbreasail in 1111.
Background
In the Catholic Church, the post of archdeacon, generally a priest, was once one of great impo ...
in 1980; and
Dean
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People
* Dean (given name)
* Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin
* Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk
* Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean
Titles
* ...
of
St Mary's Cathedral, Tuam
St Mary's Cathedral ( ga, Ard-Eaglais Mhuire) is a cathedral church of the Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe in the Church of Ireland. It is located in Tuam, County Galway, in Ireland. From the 12th century until 1839, both before and af ...
a year later, holding both positions until 1993.
Notes
1929 births
2009 deaths
Archdeacons of Tuam
Deans of Tuam
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