Alfred Monahan
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Alfred Edwin Monahan was the Anglican Bishop of Monmouth
from 1940 until his death in 1945.
Monahan was educated at St Andrew’s College, Dublin and Trinity College, Dublin
and ordained in 1905. He was Assistant Missioner at the Wellington College Mission, Walworth
and then Curate
of St Swithun and Old St Martin, Worcester
. He was then successively the Vicar
(1912–1930), Archdeacon
( 1930–1940) and finally Bishop of Monmouth
(1940–1945). He died in post on 10 August 1945.
Bishop of Monmouth
The Bishop of Monmouth is the diocesan bishop of the Church in Wales Diocese of Monmouth.The see covers the historic county of Monmouthshire with the bishop's seat located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Woolos in Newport, which had been elevated to that status in 1921.The Bishop's residence is...
from 1940 until his death in 1945.
Monahan was educated at St Andrew’s College, Dublin and Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
and ordained in 1905. He was Assistant Missioner at the Wellington College Mission, Walworth
Walworth
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and then Curate
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
of St Swithun and Old St Martin, Worcester
Worcester
The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
. He was then successively the Vicar
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
(1912–1930), Archdeacon
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
( 1930–1940) and finally Bishop of Monmouth
Bishop of Monmouth
The Bishop of Monmouth is the diocesan bishop of the Church in Wales Diocese of Monmouth.The see covers the historic county of Monmouthshire with the bishop's seat located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Woolos in Newport, which had been elevated to that status in 1921.The Bishop's residence is...
(1940–1945). He died in post on 10 August 1945.