George Bennett (bishop)

The Right Reverend

George Bennett
Bishop of Aberdeen
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseAberdeen
Appointed18 June 1918
Term ended25 December 1946
PredecessorAeneas Chisholm
SuccessorJohn Matheson
Orders
Ordination9 April 1898
Consecration1 August 1918
by John Maguire
Personal details
Born24 June 1875
St. John's, Antigua
Died25 December 1946
(aged 71)
Aberdeen, Scotland
MottoBenedictus qui tollis crucem
For other persons named George Bennett, see George Bennett (disambiguation).

George Henry Bennett (24 June 1875 – 25 December 1946) was a Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Aberdeen from 1918 to 1946.[1]

Biography

Born in St. John's on the island of Antigua in the Caribbean Sea on 24 June 1875, he was ordained a priest on 9 April 1898. He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Aberdeen by the Holy See on 18 June 1918, and consecrated to the Episcopate on 1 August 1918. The principal consecrator was Archbishop John Aloysius Maguire of Glasgow, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop John Toner of Dunkeld and Bishop James William McCarthy of Galloway.[1]

He died in office on 25 December 1946, aged 71.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bishop George Henry Bennett". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Aberdeen
1918–1946 		Succeeded by


Stub icon

This article about a British Catholic bishop or archbishop is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.