Alan Buchanan (bishop)

The Most Reverend

Alan Buchanan

D.D.
Archbishop of Dublin
Primate of Ireland
ChurchChurch of Ireland
DioceseDublin and Glendalough
Elected10 September 1969
In office1969–1977
PredecessorGeorge Simms
SuccessorHenry McAdoo
Previous post(s)Bishop of Clogher (1958–1969)
Orders
Ordination1931
Consecration29 September 1958
by John Gregg
Personal details
Born(1905-02-28)28 February 1905
Fintona, County Tyrone, Ireland
Died4 February 1984(1984-02-04) (aged 78)
Dublin, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland
BuriedFintona, County Tyrone
NationalityIrish
DenominationAnglican
SpouseAudrey Kathryn Crone
Children2

Alan Alexander Buchanan (28 February 1905[1] – 4 February 1984) was an Anglican bishop in the second half of the 20th century.[2]

  1. ^ Who Was Who 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  2. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X. ISBN 9780521563505