1. John Francis Cardinal D'Alton was an Irish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Armagh and thus Primate of All Ireland from 1946 until his death.
16 Facts About John D'Alton
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John D'Alton was baptised four days later, on 15 October 1882, with Michael and Mary Brennan acting as his godparents.
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John D'Alton obtained an extensive education at Blackrock College, Holy Cross College in Clonliffe, the University College Dublin, Irish College in Rome.
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John D'Alton was a contemporary of Eamon de Valera, whom he befriended at Blackrock College.
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John D'Alton was ordained to the priesthood on 18 April 1908 for service in the Archdiocese of Dublin.
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John D'Alton undertook further postgraduate studies in Rome from 1908 to 1910, gaining a Doctorate of Divinity and was appointed to teach ancient classics, Latin, and Greek at St Patrick's College in Maynooth.
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John D'Alton occupied important roles at the National Seminary and was successively professor of ancient classics, Greek, vice-president, and president 1936.
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John D'Alton was raised to the rank of Monsignor on 27 June 1938.
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John D'Alton succeeded Thomas Mulvany as Bishop of Meath on 16 June 1943.
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John D'Alton gave a hint of the difficulties involved in that papal conclave and achieving unanimity in the voting.
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John D'Alton was a member of the Central Preparatory Commission of the Second Vatican Council but lived long enough to attend only the council's first session in 1962.
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Cardinal John D'Alton was seen to be more ecumenical in outlook than other members of the Irish hierarchy.
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John D'Alton tried to broker talks between the Irish Free State and the United Kingdom to ease the tensions between both countries, even going so far as to address the situation regarding the Irish ports, but to little avail.
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John D'Alton already possessed a doctorate in divinity so this degree was a recognition of his earlier works such as Horace and His Age: A Study in Historical Background, Roman Literary Theory and Criticism: A Study in Tendencies, and Selections from St John Chrysostom.
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John D'Alton died from a heart attack in Dublin at age 80, and was buried on the grounds of St Patrick's Cathedral.
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John D'Alton was succeeded by his auxiliary bishop, William Conway.