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George Quin
George
Alderson Quin
was the third
Bishop of Down and Dromore
.
Educated
at
Trinity College, Dublin
and
ordained
in 1938, his
first post
was a
curacy
at
St Jude
,
Ballynafeigh
,
Belfast
. He was then
Dean’s Vicar
of
St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast
. After further
incumbencies
at
Holywood
,
Magheralin
and
Ballymacarrett
he became
Archdeacon of Down
in 1956. Fourteen years later he was
appointed
to the
episcopate
, serving for
a decade
– he was elected
Bishop of Down
and Dromore
26
November 1969
and consecrated 6
January 1970
; he
resigned
on 31
March 1980
.