Joseph MacRory
Joseph Cardinal MacRory (Irish: Seosamh Mac Ruairí; 19 March 1861 – 13 October 1945) was an Irish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Armagh from 1928 until his death. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1929. He is regarded as the leading Catholic churchman in Ireland during the period spanning the 1916 Rising, Partition, and the Second World War.
Joseph Cardinal MacRory | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh Primate of All Ireland | |
| See | Armagh |
| Installed | 1928 |
| Term ended | 1945 |
| Predecessor | Patrick Cardinal O'Donnell |
| Successor | John Cardinal D'Alton |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Down and Connor 1915–1928 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 September 1885 (Priest) |
| Consecration | 14 November 1915 (Bishop) |
| Created cardinal | 16 December 1929 |
| Rank | Cardinal priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 March 1861 Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Ireland |
| Died | 13 October 1945 (aged 84) Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Buried | St Patrick's Cathedral Cemetery, Armagh |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Parents | Francis MacRory and Rose Montague |
| Motto | Fortis in Fide |
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