George Bennett (bishop) explained

Honorific Prefix:The Right Reverend
George Bennett
Bishop of Aberdeen
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Diocese:Aberdeen
Appointed:18 June 1918
Ended:25 December 1946
Predecessor:Aeneas Chisholm
Ordination:9 April 1898
Consecration:1 August 1918
Consecrated By:John Maguire
Birth Date:24 June 1875
Birth Place:St. John's, Antigua
Death Date:25 December 1946
(aged 71)
Death Place:Aberdeen, Scotland
Motto:Benedictus qui tollis crucem

George Henry Bennett (24 June 1875 – 25 December 1946) was a Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Aberdeen from 1918 to 1946.

Biography

Born in St. John's on the island of Antigua in the Caribbean Sea on 24 June 1875, he was ordained a priest on 9 April 1898. He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Aberdeen by the Holy See on 18 June 1918, and consecrated to the Episcopate on 1 August 1918. The principal consecrator was Archbishop John Aloysius Maguire of Glasgow, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop John Toner of Dunkeld and Bishop James William McCarthy of Galloway.

He died in office on 25 December 1946, aged 71.