James MacManaway (1860 – 29 November 1947) was an Anglican bishop.Handbook of British Chronology By Fryde, E. B; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I.: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1996. ,
Born in County Roscommon in 1860,thepeerage.com MacManaway was educated at Trinity College, DublinWho was Who 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 and ordained in 1888."The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889 He was Curate of Clanabogan then Rector of Termonmaguirk; and after that the incumbent at Fivemiletown. He became a Canon of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, in 1912 and Archdeacon of Clogher in 1917. He was appointed Bishop of Clogher in 1923"Clogher clergy and parishes : being an account of the clergy of the Church of Ireland in the Diocese of Clogher, from the earliest period, with historical notices of the several parishes, churches, etc" Leslie, J.B. p 28: Enniskille; R. H. Ritchie; 1929 and served the diocese for 20 years. He died on 29 November 1947.
MacManaway married Sarah Thompson from County Kilkenny with whom he had sons Lancelot, Richard and James Godfrey and Daughter Mary. His son, James Godfrey MacManaway, was also a Church of Ireland clergyman and became a politician.Judicial Committee Of The Privy Council Clergyman's Right To Sit In House Of Commons, In The Matter Of The Rev. J. G. Macmanaway. The Times Wednesday, 26 July 1950; pg. 4; Issue 51753; col F
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