Archbishop John MacCarthy, S.M.A. †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Kaduna

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
21 Jun 1902		Born	Castlehaven, Ireland
9 Jun 1929	27.0	Ordained Priest	Priest of Society of African Missions
14 May 1943	40.9	Appointed	Prefect of Kaduna, Nigeria
10 Apr 1954	51.8	Appointed	Bishop of Kaduna, Nigeria
15 Aug 1954	52.2	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Kaduna, Nigeria
16 Jul 1959	57.1	Appointed	Archbishop of Kaduna, Nigeria
10 Apr 1975	72.8	Resigned	Archbishop of Kaduna, Nigeria
12 Jun 1975	73.0	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Kaduna, Nigeria

a priest for 46.0 years
a bishop for 20.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Patrick Joseph Kelly, S.M.A. †
Bishop Joseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop John MacCarthy, S.M.A. † (1954)
Archbishop Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. † (1934)
Bishop François O'Rourke, S.M.A. † (1930)
Bishop Thomas Broderick, S.M.A. † (1918)
Bishop Charles O'Sullivan †

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Edward Thaddeus Lawton, O.P. †
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop William Richard Field, S.M.A. †
Father Patrick Joseph Dalton, O.S.A. †

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