John Francis Cardinal D'Alton †

Deceased

Archbishop of Armagh

Cardinal-Priest of S. Agata de’ Goti

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
11 Oct 1882		Born	Claremorris
18 Apr 1908	25.5	Ordained Priest	Priest
25 Apr 1942	59.5	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Meath, Ireland
25 Apr 1942	59.5	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Binda
29 Jun 1942	59.7	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Binda
16 Jun 1943	60.7	Succeeded	Bishop of Meath, Ireland
13 Jun 1946	63.7	Appointed	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
12 Jan 1953	70.3	Elevated to Cardinal
12 Jan 1953	70.3	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of S. Agata de’ Goti
1 Feb 1963	80.3	Died	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland

Consistory - 1953: Created Cardinal
Conclave - 1958: Participated

a priest for 54.8 years
a bishop for 20.6 years
a cardinal for 10.1 years

Principal Consecrator:
Joseph Cardinal MacRory †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

John Francis Cardinal D'Alton † (1942)
Joseph Cardinal MacRory † (1915)
Michael Cardinal Logue † (1879)
Archbishop Daniel McGettigan † (1856)
Archbishop Joseph Dixon † (1852)
Paul Cardinal Cullen † (1850)
Castruccio Cardinal Castracane degli Antelminelli † (1844)
Pope Bartolomeo Alberto (Mauro) Cappellari, O.S.B. † (1831)
Bartolomeo Cardinal Pacca † (1786)
Giovanni Carlo Cardinal Boschi † (1760)
Pope Carlo della Torre Rezzonico † (1743)
Pope Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini † (1724)
Pope Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. † (1675)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop James Moynagh, S.P.S. †
Bishop Thomas McGettrick, S.P.S. †
William John Cardinal Conway †
Archbishop Thomas Morris †

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