Joseph MacRory


Joseph Cardinal MacRory
Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh
Primate of All Ireland
SeeArmagh
Installed1928
Term ended1945
PredecessorPatrick Cardinal O'Donnell
SuccessorJohn Cardinal D'Alton
Other post(s)Bishop of Down and Connor 1915–1928
Orders
Ordination13 September 1885 (Priest)
Consecration14 November 1915 (Bishop)
Created cardinal16 December 1929
RankCardinal priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina
Personal details
Born19 March 1861
Died13 October 1945(1945-10-13) (aged 84)
Armagh, Northern Ireland
BuriedSt Patrick's Cathedral Cemetery, Armagh
DenominationCatholic Church
ParentsFrancis MacRory and Rose Montague
MottoFortis in Fide

Joseph Cardinal MacRory (Irish: Seosamh Mac Ruairí; 19 March 1861 – 13 October 1945) was an Irish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Armagh from 1928 until his death. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1929.[1] He is regarded as the leading Catholic churchman in Ireland during the period spanning the 1916 Rising, Partition, and the Second World War.[2]

  1. ^ Miranda, Salvador. "Joseph MacRory". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Death of Cardinal MacRory". The Irish News. Retrieved 27 November 2021.