Henry McAdoo
The Most Reverend Henry McAdoo | |
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John Gregg | |
Successor | George Simms |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1940 |
Consecration | 11 March 1962 by George Simms |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 10 December 1998 Dalkey, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland | (aged 82)
Buried | St Canice's Cathedral |
Nationality | Irish |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | James Arthur McAdoo & Susan Good |
Spouse | Lesley Weir |
Children | 3 |
Previous post(s) | 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
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.
He argued for and supported the ordination of women to the priesthood.[1][3][4]
He was the first Anglican co-chairman of the
He died on 10 December 1998 at Dalkey, County Dublin[6] and was buried at Kilkenny. He had married Lesley Weir, with whom he had a son and two daughters.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Stevenson, Kenneth (12 December 1998). "Obituary: The Most Rev Henry McAdoo". The Independent. London. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "List of Scholars". www.tcdlife.ie. TCD Life Scholars. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ISBN 1853111724.
- ^ Donald, Sarah Mac (20 October 2015). "CofI marks 25 years since first female ordination". Catholicireland.net. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Former Church of Ireland primate, Dr McAdoo, dies". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ Death of former Archbishop of Dublin. The Church Of Ireland Press Release. Retrieved on 17 August 2009.