Background
Born the son of teacher Robert Maguire on 31 March 1923, he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin before studying for ordination and embarking on an ecclesiastical career that shuttled between Ireland and Canada.
Born the son of teacher Robert Maguire on 31 March 1923, he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin before studying for ordination and embarking on an ecclesiastical career that shuttled between Ireland and Canada.
Trinity College.
After curacies in Armagh and Montreal, he was Dean of Residence at his old college until 1960. Returning to Canada he became Rector of the Cathedral Church in Montreal before becoming Diocesan Bishop in 1963. During his long retirement he was an honorary assistant bishop in New York and Florida.