4. Bishop John James Howe - Myintkyinadiocese

A Brief Biography of Bishop John James Howe

He was born on Jan 20, 1912 in Ballinakill, Diocese of Clonfert, Ireland. On December 21, 1936, he was ordained a priest at St. Columban’s College, Dalgan Park, Galway, Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland. While he was conducting pastroal ministry in Kachin State, he was appointed Prefect of Bhamo on July 18, 1959. In 1961, the Prefecture Apostolic was erected into the Diocese of Myitkyina and he was appointed Bishop of Myitkyina on February 21, 1961. Then, he was consecreted Bishop of Myitkyina by His Grace Archbishop J. U Win of Mandalay. On December 9, 1976 he resigned from his pastoral governance of Myitkyina Diocese and died on March 7, 2000 in Navan, Ireland.
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