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

Bishop of Down and Dromore The Bishop of Down and Dromore is the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland Diocese of Down and Dromore in the Province of Armagh. The diocese is situated in the north east of Ireland, which includes all of County Down, about half of the city of Be ...

. Educated at

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and

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in 1938, his first post was a curacy at St Jude, Ballynafeigh,

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. He was then Dean’s Vicar of

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. After further incumbencies at Holywood, MagheralinChurch history
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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.

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{{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