John Joseph McCarthy

Bishop John Joseph "J.J." McCarthy C.S.Sp. (27 April 1896 – 13 January 1983),^[1] was an Irish born, Holy Ghost Father, who served as Bishop to Nairobi, Kenya.^[2]

Archbishop Emeritus John Joseph McCarthy
Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Nairobi
Metropolis	Nairobi
See	Nairobi
Appointed	25 March 1953
Term ended	24 October 1971
Successor	Maurice Michael Otunga
Other post(s)	President of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (1969–1970)
Previous post(s)	Vicar Apostolic of Zanzibar(1946–1953) Titular Bishop of Cercina (1946–1953)
Orders
Ordination	24 June 1925
Personal details
Born	John Joseph McCarthy 28 April 1896 Doonegan, Milltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland
Died	13 January 1983(1983-01-13) (aged 86) Kimmage Manor, Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	University College Dublin

Ordination history of John Joseph McCarthy
History Diaconal ordination Date Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Ordained on 24 June 1925) Priestly ordination Date 24 June 1925 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Archbishop David James Mathew Co-consecrators Bishop Joseph Nikabaale Kiwanuka + Bishop Bernhard Gerhard Hilhorst Date 27 October 1946

Born 28 April 1896 in Doonegan, Milltown Malbay, County Clare, 'J.J' was a student at Rockwell College, before going on to Kimmage Manor to train as a priest. He studied at St. Marys, and University College Dublin (obtaining a BA), and was a prefect in Blackrock College. At Rockwell, he played rugby and also played rugby in Blackrock. He was ordained in 1925, and following ordination, he went on his mission to East Africa.

He was ordained bishop in 1946 with the old title of Vicar Apostolic of Zanzibar (succeeding another Irish Spiritan John William Heffernan) and Titular Bishop of Cercina.^[1] In 1953 he was appointed Archbishop of Nairobi, and position he held until his retirement in 1971.

He served as president of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops from 1969 to 1970.^[3]

He retired in 1972 and returned to Ireland, where he lived in Kildare for a time before moving to Kimmage Manor, where he died in 1983.