Education
Griffin was educated at Kilkenny College and Trinity College, Dublin, where he was elected a scholar and awarded the Luce, Bernard, Wray and Macren prizes for philosophy and metaphysical studies.
Griffin was educated at Kilkenny College and Trinity College, Dublin, where he was elected a scholar and awarded the Luce, Bernard, Wray and Macren prizes for philosophy and metaphysical studies.
He was ordained in 1948. He held curacies at Street Augustine"s in Derry then at Christ Church, in the same city. He became Rector of Christ Church in 1957, serving until 1969.
He was also Prebendary of Howth in Saint Patrick"s Cathedral, Dublin (1962-1968) then Dean from 1969 until 1991.
He is the author of several books including:
Anglican and Irish: what we believe (1976)
Mark of protest (1993)
Enough religion to make us hate (2002)
A short catechism of basic Church teaching (2007)
He currently lives in retirement in Limavady, Northern Ireland.