Kenneth Maguire | |
Birth Name: | Robert Kenneth Maguire |
Birth Date: | 31 March 1923 |
Death Date: | 14 October 2000 |
Nationality: | Canadian |
Occupation: | Anglican Diocese of Montreal |
Robert Kenneth Maguire (31 March 1923 – 14 October 2000) was the 8th[1] Anglican Bishop of Montreal for twelve years.
Born the son of teacher Robert Maguire on 31 March 1923, he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and then studied for ordination and embarked on an ecclesiastical career that shuttled between Ireland and Canada. After curacies in Armagh and Montreal, he was Dean of Residence at Trinity College until 1960.
Returning to Canada, he became Rector of the Cathedral Church in Montreal before he became Diocesan Bishop of Montreal[2] in 1963. During his long retirement, he was an honorary assistant bishop in New York and Florida.