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Repository	Scottish Catholic Archives
Ref No	SCA/PG/2/1/082
Title	Auxiliary Bishop James Monaghan, Diocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh
Date	[20th cent]
Level	Item
Description	This formal head and shoulders photograph shows a smiling Bishop Monaghan, wearing large spectacles and his pectoral crucifix, with a striped curtain in the background; Bishop Monaghan was born in Bathgate, West Lothian, on 11th July 1914 and ordained a priest in Edinburgh on 11th June 1940; he was nominated titular bishop of Cell Ausaille (and auxiliary bishop), 24th April 1970, and ordained in Edinburgh on 23rd May 1970; he retired as auxiliary bishop on 13th July 1989 and died in Nazareth House, Lasswade on 3rd June 1994 aged 79; further details of Bishop Monaghan's life can be found in his obituary on pp 441 to 445 of the 1995 edition of The Catholic Directory for Scotland.
Physical Description	Black and white photograph; 13.5 x 18.5cms
Format	Photograph
AccessConditions	Open for consultation, some sections closed as they hold personal data subject to the Data Protection Act

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