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McGuckian was born on 26 February 1953 in Cloughmills, County Antrim, the youngest of six children to Brian McGuckian and his wife Pauline (née McKenna). [1] His father was a successful pig farmer who, alongside his brothers, developed the world's biggest pig farm.
In the Church of Ireland, Down and Connor merged with Dromore in 1842 to form the bishopric of Down, Connor and Dromore. This arrangement continued until 1945 when the dioceses were separated into the bishoprics of Down & Dromore and Connor. [5] [6] In the Roman Catholic Church, the see of Down and Connor continues to the present day. Since the ...
The Diocese of Down and Connor, (Latin: Dioecesis Dunensis et Connorensis; Irish: Deoise an Dúin agus Chonaire) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Northern Ireland. It is one of eight suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Armagh. Bishop Alan McGuckian ...
In 1442, the sees of Down and Connor were united by Pope Eugene IV, and John Fossade, who had been bishop of Connor since 1431, became bishop of the united see of Down and Connor. However, due to strong opposition three more bishops of Down were appointed. 1445 Ralph Alderle OSA: Appointed 26 April 1445, but did not get possession of the see ...
Bishops of Down, Connor and Dromore From Until Incumbent Notes 1842: 1848 Richard Mant: Appointed Bishop of Down and Connor in 1823; became Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore on 9 April 1842; died 2 November 1848. 1849 1886 Robert Knox: Nominated 2 April and consecrated 1 May 1849; translated to Armagh 11 May 1886. 1886 1892 William Reeves
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On 31 May 1929 he was nominated Bishop of Down and Connor and received episcopal consecration in St Patrick's Church, Belfast on 25 August 1929. [4] In the 1930s he was a champion of Catholic rights especially after the anti-Catholic riots of 1935. He claimed that almost 400 Catholic families, totally nearly 1600 people had been driven from ...
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