James McCann (31 October 1897 – 19 July 1983) was a 20th-century Anglican Bishop."A New History of Ireland" Moody, T.M; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J; Cosgrove, F: By Theodore William Moody, Francis X. Martin, Francis John Byrne, Art Cosgrove: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976
Born in Grantham on 31 October 1897 and educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, Queen's University Belfast and Trinity College, Dublin (respondent 1926; B.D. 1935; Ph.D. 1944),"Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 he was ordained in 1920. He held curacies at Ballymena, Ballyclare, Cavan and Oldcastle.
He was Rector of Donaghpatrick from 1930 to 1936 and of St Mary's, Drogheda, from 1936 to 1945.Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1940-41 Oxford, OUP, 1940 He was Bishop of Meath from 1945 to 1959, then Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1959 to 1969. He died on 19 July 1983.
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