John Gordon (archbishop)
John Gordon | |
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Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
See | Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis ad Nestum |
Orders | |
Ordination | 7 March 1936 |
Consecration | 24 June 1962 by Amleto Giovanni Cicognani |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 30 January 1981 | (aged 68)
John Gordon (25 July 1912 – 30 January 1981) was an Irish Roman Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See.
Biography
[edit]Gordon was born at Clarecastle, County Clare and ordained to the priesthood on 7 March 1936.
On 10 February 1962, Pope John XXIII appointed him Apostolic Delegate to Thailand and the Malacca Peninsula, as well as Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis ad Nestum.[1]
His episcopal consecration took place on 24 June 1962. The principal consecrator was cardinal Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, and the co-consecrators were Archbishop Leone Giovanni Battista Nigris and Bishop Patrick Joseph Dunne.
Pope Paul VI appointed him Apostolic Delegate to Northern Africa on 27 February 1965.[2]
On 14 July 1967, Pope Paul named him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Lesotho[3] and on 16 July 1967 Apostolic Delegate to Southern Africa.[4]
On 11 August 1971, he was named Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India.[5]
On 11 June 1976 he was named Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the Netherlands.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LIV. 1962. pp. 188, 205. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LVII. 1965. p. 550. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LIX. 1967. p. 1003. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LIX. 1967. p. 1072. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXIII. 1971. p. 718. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXVIII. 1976. p. 427. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
External links
[edit]- Apostolic nuncios to India
- Apostolic nuncios to Thailand
- Apostolic nuncios to the Netherlands
- Apostolic nuncios to Lesotho
- Apostolic nuncios to South Africa
- 1912 births
- 1981 deaths
- Diplomats of the Holy See
- 20th-century Roman Catholic titular archbishops
- Christian clergy from County Clare
- Irish Roman Catholic titular archbishops