James MacCaffrey
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James MacCaffrey
Catholic priest
, theologian, and historian.
Biography
MacCaffrey was born in 1875, at
St. Patrick's College, Maynooth
, and was ordained there in 1899.
He was awarded a Doctorate by the University of Freiburg. At Maynooth, he went on to serve as Professor of Ecclesiastical History from 1901, vice-president (1915–1918), and president of the college from 1918 until 1935.[2]
A noted historian, MacCaffrey edited the early editions of the Historical Journal published in Maynooth Archivium Hibernicum.[3] He served on the editorial board of the Irish Theological Quarterly. MacCaffrey was also Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Ireland[4] He died on 1 November 1935, while still president of Maynooth.
Publications
- "Louis Veuillot," The Irish Ecclesiastical Record 16 (1904); Part II, Part III, The Irish Ecclesiastical Record 17 (1905)
- The Black Book of Limerick (1906)
- History of the Catholic Church in the Nineteenth-century (1909)
- History of the Catholic Church: From the Renaissance to the French Revolution (1915)
References
- ^ Lic. Theol. (Maynooth), Ph.D. (Freiburg i. B.), Professor of Ecclesiastical History, St. Patrick's College, Maynooth.
- ^ Kalendarium Appointments Archived 15 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine Maynooth College.
- ^ Publications - Archivium Hibernicum Archived 14 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine Maynooth College Website
- ^ Appendix - Calendar Centenary Year, 2008 National University of Ireland
External links
- Works by James MacCaffrey at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about James MacCaffrey at Internet Archive
- Works by James MacCaffrey at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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