James Kavanagh (bishop)
Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin
Bishop James Kavanagh BA STL Dip Ecom Sci, MA(Hons) (1914-2002), was an Irish priest and professor, who served as Auxiliary Bishop in the Dublin Catholic Archdiocese from 1973 until 1991.
Early life
Kavanagh was born in Dublin in 1914 where he went St. Laurence's Primary School followed by O'Connell School. He went to Clonliffe College to study for the priesthood. While at Clonliffe, he completed his undergraduate degree in Philosophy at University College Dublin.
At school he played hurling for O'Connell's, and played for the Dublin Minor Hurling side. At Cambridge, he played soccer at inter-varsity level, and he was involved in Home Farm football club in Dublin, serving as Vice-president of the club. In later life he played golf, sponsoring the annual priests' golf shield in Portmarnock.
Career
In 1939 he was ordained a priest in a ceremony in St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, and graduated with a STL and went on to teach Philosophy in St.
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