George Bennett (bishop)
George Henry Bennett (1875 – 1946) was a Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Aberdeen from 1918 to 1946.[1]
George Bennett | |
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Bishop of Aberdeen | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Diocese | Aberdeen |
Appointed | 18 June 1918 |
Term ended | 25 December 1946 |
Predecessor | Aeneas Chisholm |
Successor | John Matheson |
Orders | |
Ordination | 9 April 1898 |
Consecration | 1 August 1918 by John Maguire |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 June 1875 |
Died | 25 December 1946 (aged 71) Aberdeen, Scotland |
Born in St. John's on the island of Antigua in the Caribbean Sea on 24 June 1875, he was ordained a priest on 9 April 1898. He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Aberdeen by the Holy See on 18 June 1918, and consecrated to the Episcopate on 1 August 1918. The principal consecrator was Archbishop John Aloysius Maguire of Glasgow, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop John Toner of Dunkeld and Bishop James William McCarthy of Galloway.[1]
He died in office on 25 December 1946, aged 71.[1]
References
- "Bishop George Henry Bennett". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
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