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John Gregg (archbishop of Armagh)

January 10, 2023

For other people named John Gregg, see John Gregg (disambiguation).

John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg CH (1873–1961) was a Church of Ireland clergyman, from 1915 Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin, in 1920 translated to become Archbishop of Dublin, and finally from 1939 until 1959 Archbishop of Armagh. He was also a theologian and historian.[1]

The Most Reverend

John Gregg

D.D.
Archbishop of Armagh
Primate of All Ireland
ChurchChurch of Ireland
DioceseArmagh
Elected15 December 1938
In office1939–1959
PredecessorGodfrey Day
SuccessorJames McCann
Orders
Ordination1897
Consecration28 December 1915
by John Bernard
Personal details
Born(1873-07-04)4 July 1873
North Cerney, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Died2 May 1961(1961-05-02) (aged 87)
NationalityEnglish
DenominationAnglican
Previous post(s)Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin (1915–1920)
Archbishop of Dublin (1920–1938)
EducationBedford School
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge

Life

Gregg was born at North Cerney, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom on 4 July 1873.[2] His elder sister, Hilda Gregg was a popular novelist.[3] He was educated at Bedford School, and at Christ's College, Cambridge,[2] where he was a classical scholar and won the Hulsean Prize Essay competition for 1896 with The Decian Persecution.[4][5] Gregg graduated BA in 1895; MA 1898; BD 1910; BD (Dublin – ad eundem) 1911; DD (Dublin) 1913; DD (Cantab) – 1929, and was educated for the Anglican Ministry at Ridley Hall.

He came from an Anglo-Irish family, which boasted a large number of Church of Ireland clergy within its ranks. His grandfather, another John Gregg, had sat in the House of Lords as Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, and his uncle, Robert Samuel Gregg served briefly as Archbishop of Armagh in the 1890s after a long episcopate as Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. J A F Gregg went on to be a notable church historian. He served as assistant curate of Ballymena under Charles d'Arcy 1896–1899, then as Curate at Cork Cathedral (1899–1906), and as Rector of Blackrock, Co. Cork (1906–1911), before being appointed in 1911 Archbishop King's Professor of Divinity in Trinity College, Dublin.[6] In 1915 he became Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin, in 1920 Archbishop of Dublin. He was accompanied by the Bishop of Cashel Robert Miller and by Protestant businessman Sir William Goulding "to see Michael Collins in May 1922, following the murders of thirteen Protestants in the Bandon valley, to ask whether the Protestant minority should stay on. Collins 'assured them that the government would maintain civil and religious liberty'."[7][8] He was elected to Armagh in 1938, but refused the position largely on account of his wife's health, and Godfrey Day, Bishop of Ossory, was elected in his place. Following Day's death in 1939, Gregg was again elected Archbishop of Armagh which post he held until his retirement in 1959. He was married twice. First in 1902 to Anna Jennings (died 1945) by whom he had two sons and two daughters, and secondly, in 1947, to Lesley McEndoo, younger daughter of the then Dean of Armagh.[4][9] His daughter, Barbara, was a novelist.[10] He was a supporter of the old Unionist order but encouraged his flock to make their peace with the post-1922 political realities in Ireland.[11]

According to R. B. McDowell –

"...the Church of Ireland was led (or some would say dominated) by John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg, archbishop successively of Dublin and Armagh, who might fairly be described as an instinctive conservative with, however, an awareness of contemporary trends... Gregg's bearing suggested a prince of the church or at least a prelate of the establishment... he was a scholar and a man of affairs, his administrative flair being reinforced by dignity, decisiveness, and a sardonic wit... His theological sympathies were high church, though he had been brought up an evangelical and had an Anglo-Irish distaste for ceremonial exuberance.[12]

Selected publications

  • The Decian persecution; being the Hulsean prize essay for 1896
  • The epistle of St. Clement: bishop of Rome (1899)[13]
  • The Wisdom of Solomon (1909)[14]
  • The Primitive Faith and Roman Catholic Developments: Six Sermons Delivered in St Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork, Lent, 1909
  • Anglican orders and the prospects of reunion (1930)
  • The Ne Temere Decree: A Lecture (1943)

Honours

Bibliography

  • Seaver, George, John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg, Archbishop (Faith Press, 1963)
  • Simms, George, John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg, 1873–1961: An Appreciation of His Life and Times, Delivered in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, on 4th July 1973 Being the Hundredth Anniversary of His Birth (1973, 14 pages)
  • "Dublin, Lord Archbishop of" . Thom's Irish Who's Who . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. 69  – via Wikisource.

References

  1. ^ S. J. Connolly (2007). Gregg, John Allen Fitzgerald. In Oxford Companion to Irish History.
  2. ^ a b "Gregg, John Allen Fitzgerald (GRG891JA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ "Gregg, Hilda Caroline [pseud. Sydney C. Grier]". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/38927. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ a b Seaver, George, John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg, Archbishop (Faith Press, 1963), p. 10
  5. ^ The Decian Persecution: Being the Hulsean Prize Essay for 1896 by John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg (W. Blackwood and sons, 1897), title details at books.google.com
  6. ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. pp. 1127/8.
  7. ^ Bury, Robin (2017). Buried Lives – The Protestants of Southern Ireland. Dublin: The History Press Ireland. pp. 25, 120. ISBN 978-184588-880-0.
  8. ^ citing McDowell, R.B. (1997). Crisis and Decline – The Fate of the Southern Unionists. Dublin: The Lilliput Press. p. 135. ISBN 1-874675929.
  9. ^ "Marriages." Times [London, England] 22 Jan. 1947: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Mar. 2015. URL: http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=ess_earl&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS118572086&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0
  10. ^ Allen, Nicholas (2009). "Fitzgerald, Barbara (Barbara Fitzgerald Somerville)". In McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  11. ^ Bourke, Angela, The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing (NYU Press, 2002 ISBN 0-8147-9907-8, ISBN 978-0-8147-9907-9) p. 124 at books.google.com
  12. ^ McDowell, Robert Brendan, The Church of Ireland, 1869–1969 p. 131 online at books.google.com
  13. ^ Clement I, P., Gregg, J. Allen Fitzgerald. (1899). The epistle of St. Clement: bishop of Rome. London: Society for promoting christian knowledge.
  14. ^ Gregg, J. Allen Fitzgerald. (1909). The Wisdom of Solomon: in the Revised Version : with introduction and notes. Cambridge: University Press.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Dublin
1920–1939 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Armagh
1939–1959 		Succeeded by

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For other people named John Gregg see John Gregg disambiguation John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg CH 1873 1961 was a Church of Ireland clergyman from 1915 Bishop of Ossory Ferns and Leighlin in 1920 translated to become Archbishop of Dublin and finally from 1939 until 1959 Archbishop of Armagh He was also a theologian and historian 1 The Most ReverendJohn GreggD D Archbishop of ArmaghPrimate of All IrelandChurchChurch of IrelandDioceseArmaghElected15 December 1938In office1939 1959PredecessorGodfrey DaySuccessorJames McCannOrdersOrdination1897Consecration28 December 1915by John BernardPersonal detailsBorn 1873 07 04 4 July 1873North Cerney Gloucestershire England UKDied2 May 1961 1961 05 02 aged 87 NationalityEnglishDenominationAnglicanPrevious post s Bishop of Ossory Ferns and Leighlin 1915 1920 Archbishop of Dublin 1920 1938 EducationBedford SchoolAlma materChrist s College Cambridge Contents 1 Life 2 Selected publications 3 Honours 4 Bibliography 5 ReferencesLife EditGregg was born at North Cerney Gloucestershire England United Kingdom on 4 July 1873 2 His elder sister Hilda Gregg was a popular novelist 3 He was educated at Bedford School and at Christ s College Cambridge 2 where he was a classical scholar and won the Hulsean Prize Essay competition for 1896 with The Decian Persecution 4 5 Gregg graduated BA in 1895 MA 1898 BD 1910 BD Dublin ad eundem 1911 DD Dublin 1913 DD Cantab 1929 and was educated for the Anglican Ministry at Ridley Hall He came from an Anglo Irish family which boasted a large number of Church of Ireland clergy within its ranks His grandfather another John Gregg had sat in the House of Lords as Bishop of Cork Cloyne and Ross and his uncle Robert Samuel Gregg served briefly as Archbishop of Armagh in the 1890s after a long episcopate as Bishop of Cork Cloyne and Ross J A F Gregg went on to be a notable church historian He served as assistant curate of Ballymena under Charles d Arcy 1896 1899 then as Curate at Cork Cathedral 1899 1906 and as Rector of Blackrock Co Cork 1906 1911 before being appointed in 1911 Archbishop King s Professor of Divinity in Trinity College Dublin 6 In 1915 he became Bishop of Ossory Ferns and Leighlin in 1920 Archbishop of Dublin He was accompanied by the Bishop of Cashel Robert Miller and by Protestant businessman Sir William Goulding to see Michael Collins in May 1922 following the murders of thirteen Protestants in the Bandon valley to ask whether the Protestant minority should stay on Collins assured them that the government would maintain civil and religious liberty 7 8 He was elected to Armagh in 1938 but refused the position largely on account of his wife s health and Godfrey Day Bishop of Ossory was elected in his place Following Day s death in 1939 Gregg was again elected Archbishop of Armagh which post he held until his retirement in 1959 He was married twice First in 1902 to Anna Jennings died 1945 by whom he had two sons and two daughters and secondly in 1947 to Lesley McEndoo younger daughter of the then Dean of Armagh 4 9 His daughter Barbara was a novelist 10 He was a supporter of the old Unionist order but encouraged his flock to make their peace with the post 1922 political realities in Ireland 11 According to R B McDowell the Church of Ireland was led or some would say dominated by John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg archbishop successively of Dublin and Armagh who might fairly be described as an instinctive conservative with however an awareness of contemporary trends Gregg s bearing suggested a prince of the church or at least a prelate of the establishment he was a scholar and a man of affairs his administrative flair being reinforced by dignity decisiveness and a sardonic wit His theological sympathies were high church though he had been brought up an evangelical and had an Anglo Irish distaste for ceremonial exuberance 12 Selected publications EditThe Decian persecution being the Hulsean prize essay for 1896 The epistle of St Clement bishop of Rome 1899 13 The Wisdom of Solomon 1909 14 The Primitive Faith and Roman Catholic Developments Six Sermons Delivered in St Fin Barre s Cathedral Cork Lent 1909 Anglican orders and the prospects of reunion 1930 The Ne Temere Decree A Lecture 1943 Honours Edit1957 Companion of HonourBibliography EditSeaver George John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg Archbishop Faith Press 1963 Simms George John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg 1873 1961 An Appreciation of His Life and Times Delivered in Christ Church Cathedral Dublin on 4th July 1973 Being the Hundredth Anniversary of His Birth 1973 14 pages Dublin Lord Archbishop of Thom s Irish Who s Who Dublin Alexander Thom and Son Ltd 1923 p 69 via Wikisource References Edit S J Connolly 2007 Gregg John Allen Fitzgerald In Oxford Companion to Irish History a b Gregg John Allen Fitzgerald GRG891JA A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Gregg Hilda Caroline pseud Sydney C Grier Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 38927 Subscription or UK public library membership required a b Seaver George John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg Archbishop Faith Press 1963 p 10 The Decian Persecution Being the Hulsean Prize Essay for 1896 by John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg W Blackwood and sons 1897 title details at books google com Malden Richard ed 1920 Crockford s Clerical Directory for 1920 51st edn London The Field Press pp 1127 8 Bury Robin 2017 Buried Lives The Protestants of Southern Ireland Dublin The History Press Ireland pp 25 120 ISBN 978 184588 880 0 citing McDowell R B 1997 Crisis and Decline The Fate of the Southern Unionists Dublin The Lilliput Press p 135 ISBN 1 874675929 Marriages Times London England 22 Jan 1947 7 The Times Digital Archive Web 28 Mar 2015 URL http find galegroup com ttda infomark do amp source gale amp prodId TTDA amp userGroupName ess earl amp tabID T003 amp docPage article amp searchType BasicSearchForm amp docId CS118572086 amp type multipage amp contentSet LTO amp version 1 0 Allen Nicholas 2009 Fitzgerald Barbara Barbara Fitzgerald Somerville In McGuire James Quinn James eds Dictionary of Irish Biography Cambridge Cambridge University Press Bourke Angela The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing NYU Press 2002 ISBN 0 8147 9907 8 ISBN 978 0 8147 9907 9 p 124 at books google com McDowell Robert Brendan The Church of Ireland 1869 1969 p 131 online at books google com Clement I P Gregg J Allen Fitzgerald 1899 The epistle of St Clement bishop of Rome London Society for promoting christian knowledge Gregg J Allen Fitzgerald 1909 The Wisdom of Solomon in the Revised Version with introduction and notes Cambridge University Press Anglican Communion titlesPreceded byCharles D Arcy Archbishop of Dublin1920 1939 Succeeded byArthur BartonPreceded byGodfrey Day Archbishop of Armagh1939 1959 Succeeded byJames McCann Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Gregg archbishop of Armagh amp oldid 1124683121, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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