John J. McEleney
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The Most Reverend John Joseph McEleney S.J. |
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| Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica | |
| See | Kingston in Jamaica |
| Installed | February 29, 1956 |
| Term ended | September 1, 1970 |
| Predecessor | none |
| Successor | Samuel Emmanuel Carter |
| Other posts | Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica (1950-56) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 18, 1930 |
| Consecration | April 15, 1950 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 13, 1895 Woburn, Massachusetts |
| Died | October 5, 1986 (aged 90) Needham, Massachusetts |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
John Joseph McEleney, S.J. (November 13, 1895 – October 5, 1986) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the first Bishop and first Archbishop of Kingston, serving between 1956 and 1970. He previously served as President of Fairfield University (1942–44) and Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica (1950–56).
John McEleney was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, the only son among seven children of Charles H. and Bridget (née Gaffigan) McEleney. He attended local public schools, graduating from Woburn High School in 1914. He studied at Boston College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1918 and later a Master of Arts degree in 1924.
In 1918, McEleney entered the Society of Jesus, more commonly known as the Jesuits, at the novitiate in Yonkers, New York. He completed his classical studies at St. Andrew-on-Hudson Seminary in Hyde Park in 1921, and then studied philosophy at Weston College in Massachusetts and at in Maryland. From 1924 to 1927, he was a language professor at the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. He then returned to Weston College, where he completed his theological studies in 1931.
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