George Bennett (bishop)

The Right Reverend

George Bennett
The Right Reverend; George Bennett
Bishop of Aberdeen
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Aberdeen
Appointed	18 June 1918
Term ended	25 December 1946
Predecessor	Aeneas Chisholm
Successor	John Matheson
Orders
Ordination	9 April 1898
Consecration	1 August 1918; by John Maguire
Personal details
Born	24 June 1875; St. John's, Antigua
Died	25 December 1946; (aged 71); Aberdeen, Scotland
Motto	Benedictus qui tollis crucem

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

^ ^a ^b ^c "Bishop George Henry Bennett". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 October 2010.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Aeneas Chisholm	Bishop of Aberdeen 1918–1946	Succeeded by John Alexander Matheson

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[chbbenng-1] "Bishop George Henry Bennett". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 October 2010.

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