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Not to be confused with James Hannington.

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The Rt Rev. James Hannigan (15 July 1928 – 7 March 1994) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served firstly as the Bishop of Menevia (1983–1987), then the Bishop of Wrexham (1987–1994).

Born in Cloghan in County Donegal on 15 July 1928, trained for the priesthood at the seminary of St Sulpice in Paris, and he was ordained to the priesthood on 27 June 1954. He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Menevia by the Holy See on 13 October 1983. His consecration to the Episcopate took place on 23 November 1983, with the principal consecrator being The Most Rev. John Ward, Archbishop of Cardiff, and the principal co-consecrators were The Rt Rev. Daniel Mullins, Auxiliary Bishop of Cardiff (later Bishop of Menevia), and The Most Rev. Séamus Hegarty, Bishop of Raphoe (later Bishop of Derry). Hannigan became the first Bishop of Wrexham on 12 February 1987.

Bishop Hannigan died in office at the Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester, England, on 7 March 1994, aged 65, and was buried in Wrexham Cemetery in Ruabon Road, Wrexham.

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^ "Bishop James Hannigan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 June 2011.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded byJohn Aloysius Ward	Bishop of Menevia 1983–1987	Succeeded byDaniel Joseph Mullins
New title	Bishop of Wrexham 1987–1994	Succeeded byEdwin Regan

v t e Diocese of Menevia
Roman Catholic Diocese of Menevia
Bishops of Menevia I: Francis Mostyn II: Francis Vaughan III: Michael McGrath IV: Daniel Hannon V: John Petit VI: Langton Fox VII: John Ward VIII: James Hannigan IX: Daniel Mullins X: Mark Jabalé (Bishop Emeritus) XI: Tom Burns (Bishop Emeritus) XII: Mark O'Toole
Churches Swansea Cathedral – Cathedral Church of St Joseph Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Lampeter Our Lady of Ransom and the Holy Souls, Llandrindod Wells Our Lady Queen of Peace, Llanelli St Joseph, Port Talbot
Patronal Feast of the Diocese Saint Joseph (19 March)
Schools St John Lloyd Comprehensive School, Llanelli Bishop Vaughan School, Swansea
Deaneries Carmarthen Deanery Llandrindod Wells Deanery Pembroke Deanery Port Talbot Deanery Swansea Deanery
See also Our Lady of Cardigan Caldey Abbey Chapel of St Non St Mary's College, Aberystwyth Diocese of Newport and Menevia Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Menevia

v t e Diocese of Wrexham
Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham
Bishops of Wrexham I: James Hannigan II: Edwin Regan III: Peter Brignall
Churches Wrexham Cathedral – Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Sorrows Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride, Amlwch Our Lady and St James, Bangor St Tudwal, Barmouth St Joseph, Colwyn Bay Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, Dolgellau St Mary, Holyhead St Winefride, Holywell St David, Pantasaph Our Lady of the Assumption, Rhyl
Patronal Feast of the Diocese Saint David (1 March)
Schools St Richard Gwyn High School, Flint Christ the Word School, Rhyl St Joseph's High School, Wrexham
Deaneries Caernarfon Deanery Colwyn Bay Deanery Dolgellau Deanery Flint Deanery Rhyl Deanery Wrexham Deanery
See also St Winefride's Well St Beuno's Jesuit Spirituality Centre
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham

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