Thom's Irish Who's Who/Gunn, John Edward

3138781Thom's Irish Who's Who — Gunn, John Edward


GUNN, John Edward, Bishop, born at Black Hill, Fivemiletown, Co. Tyrone, Ireland, March 15th, 1863; son of Edward and Mary (Grew) Gunn. Educ.: St. Mary's College, Dundalk, Ireland; Marist College, Paignton, South Devon, England; Catholic University, Dublin; Gregorian University, Rome, Italy. J.C.B., and D.D. Professor of Moral theology. Catholic University, Washington, D.C., 1892-1898; Rector of the Sacred Heart Church, Atlanta, Georgia, and President of the Marist College from 1898 to 1911. Consecrated Bishop of Natchez, Mississippi, August 29th, 1911. Res.: Bishop's House, Natchez, Miss., and Pass Christian, Miss.