James MacCaffrey[1] (c. 1875 – 1 November 1935) was an Irish Catholic priest, theologian, and historian.
James MacCaffrey | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1875 |
| Died | 1 November 1935 (aged 59–60) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Ordination | 1899 |
Biography
editMacCaffrey was born in 1875, at Fivemiletown, County Tyrone, the son of Francis MacCaffrey of Alderwood, Clogher, County Tyrone. He was educated at St. Macartan's Seminary, Monaghan, before going to St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, and was ordained there in 1899.
He was awarded a Doctorate by the University of Freiburg. At Maynooth, he went on to serve as Professor of Ecclesiastical History from 1901, vice-president (1915–1918), and president of the college from 1918 until 1935.[2]
A noted historian, MacCaffrey edited the early editions of the Historical Journal published in Maynooth Archivium Hibernicum.[3] He served on the editorial board of the Irish Theological Quarterly. MacCaffrey was also Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Ireland[4] He died on 1 November 1935, while still president of Maynooth.
Publications
edit- "Louis Veuillot," The Irish Ecclesiastical Record 16 (1904); Part II, Part III, The Irish Ecclesiastical Record 17 (1905)
- The Black Book of Limerick (1906)
- History of the Catholic Church in the Nineteenth-century (1909)
- History of the Catholic Church: From the Renaissance to the French Revolution (1915)
References
edit- ^ Lic. Theol. (Maynooth), Ph.D. (Freiburg i. B.), Professor of Ecclesiastical History, St. Patrick's College, Maynooth.
- ^ Kalendarium Appointments Archived 15 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine Maynooth College.
- ^ Publications - Archivium Hibernicum Archived 14 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine Maynooth College Website
- ^ Appendix - Calendar Centenary Year, 2008 National University of Ireland
External links
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- Works by James MacCaffrey at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about James MacCaffrey at the Internet Archive
- Works by James MacCaffrey at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
