John Robert Megaw Crooks (9 July 1914 – 17 March 1995) was Dean of Armagh from 1979 to 1989.
Crooks was educated at Campbell College and Trinity College, Dublin. He was ordained in 1939. After a curacy in Dublin he was a minor canon at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. He was the rector of Killylea from 1944 to 1956; and vicar choral of Armagh Cathedral from 1956 to 1973. He was Archdeacon of Armagh from 1973 until his move to the Deanery.
References
- Belfast Gazette
- "Deans of Armagh :: Saint Patrick's Cathedral Armagh | Church of Ireland". stpatricks-cathedral.org. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- "Crooks, John Robert Megaw". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 27 December 2017. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975–76 p225 London, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
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Preceded byAbraham Lockett Ford | Archdeacon of Armagh 1973–1979 |
Succeeded byFrederick William Gowing |
Preceded byHenry Alexander Lillee | Dean of Armagh 1979–1989 |
Succeeded byHerbert Cassidy |
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