Henry McAdoo
| Henry McAdoo | |
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| Archbishop of Dublin Primate of Ireland |
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| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Diocese | Dublin and Glendalough |
| Elected | 15 April 1977 |
| In office | 1977-1985 |
| Predecessor | John Gregg |
| Successor | George Simms |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1940 |
| Consecration | 11 March 1962 by George Simms |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1916 Cork, County Cork, Ireland |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Dalkey, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Buried | St Canice's Cathedral |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | James Arthur McAdoo & Susan Good |
| Spouse | Lesley Weir |
| Children | 3 |
| Previous post | Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin (1962-1977) |
Henry Robert McAdoo (10 January 1916 – 10 December 1998) was a Church of Ireland clergyman.
He was born in Cork and educated at Cork Grammar School and Mountjoy School in Dublin.[1] He studied modern languages (French and Irish) in Trinity College Dublin, was scholar in 1936 and graduated in 1938.[2]
He was ordained as a deacon in 1939 and as a priest in 1940. He was the incumbent of Castleventry with Ardfield from 1943 to 1948, with Kilmeen from 1947 to 1948, Rector of Kilmocomogue and Rural Dean of Glansalney West and Bere from 1948 to 1952 and Canon of Kilbrittain in Cork Cathedral, and Canon of Donoughmore in Cloyne Cathedral from 1949 to 1952.[1] He served as Dean of Cork 1952–62, Dean of Leighlin, 1962–63; Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin 1962–77 and Archbishop of Dublin 1977–85.[citation needed]
He was the first Anglican co-chairman of the Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission. His time as archbishop was cut short by ill-health and he resigned in 1985.[citation needed]
He died on 10 December 1998 at Dalkey, County Dublin[3] and was buried at Kilkenny. He had married Lesley Weir, with whom he had a son and two daughters.[1]
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| Preceded by | Archbishop of Dublin 1977–1985 |
Succeeded by Donald Caird |
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