Anthony Giroux Meagher
Anthony Giroux Meagher (born November 17, 1940 in Oshawa , Ontario Province , Canada , † January 14, 2007 ) was Archbishop of Kingston in Ontario.
Life
Anthony Giroux Meagher was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Toronto on June 17, 1972 .
On April 30, 1997 he was named auxiliary bishop in Toronto and titular bishop of Dura by Pope John Paul II . He was ordained episcopal on June 26th of the same year by the Archbishop of Toronto, Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic . Co- consecrators were Auxiliary Bishop Michael Pearse Lacey from Toronto and the Archbishop of Valencia en Venezuela , Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino .
On April 27, 2002, he was appointed Archbishop of Kingston .
He became known with his series of publications Lines from a Rocking Chair .
Web links
- Entry on Anthony Giroux Meagher on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- Auxiliary Bishop Ralph Anthony Giroux Meagher (1997-2002)
- Lines from a Rocking Chair ( Memento of September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) on the website of Anthony Giroux Meagher
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Francis John Spence |
Archbishop of Kingston 2002-2007 |
Brendan Michael O'Brien |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meagher, Anthony Giroux |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian Archbishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 17, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oshawa , Ontario Province, Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 14, 2007 |