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Irish catholic archbishop and diplomat
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Place of birth
Clare Castle, Clare, Suffolk, St Edmundsbury, Suffolk
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LeoPlace of death
Rome, Province of Rome, Lazio, Italy
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68 years
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John Gordon (1912-1981) was a Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See.
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John Gordon was born at Clare Castle in Ireland. He was ordained to the priesthood on 7 March 1936. On 10 February 1962, he was appointed Apostolic Delegate to Thailand and Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis ad Nestum. His episcopal consecration took place on 24 June 1962. The principal consecrator was cardinal Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, and the co-consecrators were Archbishop Leone Giovanni Battista Nigris and Bishop Patrick Joseph Dunne. Later, he was the Apostolic Delegate to South Africa, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Lesotho, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands.
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| Preceded by Marie-Joseph Lemieux, OP | Apostolic Nuncio to India (11 Aug 1971 - 11 Jun 1976 | Succeeded by Luciano Storero |
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