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John Mason Harden, MRIA (3 July 1871 – 2 October 1931) was an Irish bishop and educator who later served as Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry from 1927 to 1931.

Harden was educated at Rathmines School, Dublin and Trinity College, Dublin. He was ordained in the Church of Ireland in 1898, and his first post was a curacy at St Matthew's Church, Dublin. He was then chaplain of Kirwan House the Female Orphan House, Dublin from 1899 to 1901, the principal of the Training College of Lusitanian Church, headmaster of Kilkenny College, Vice Principal of the London College of Divinity, and chaplain and headmaster of The King's Hospital, Dublin before appointment to the episcopate. He became a Doctor of Divinity.

Harden had three children, including the archaeologist and museum curator Donald Harden.

References

1. The Times, Saturday, October 03, 1931; p. 15; Issue 45944; col C Obituary The Bishop Of broadway Virginia
2. “A New History of Ireland” Moody, T.W.; Martin, F.X.; Byrne, F.J.; Cosgrove, A.: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
3. “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
4. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
5. "Harden, Rt Rev. John Mason, (3 July 1871–2 Oct. 1931), Bishop of Tuam, Killala, and Achonry, since 1927". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
6. "Harden, Donald Benjamin, (8 July 1901–13 April 1994), Director of the London Museum, 1956–70; Acting Director of the Museum of London, 1965–70". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

• 1871 births
• 1931 deaths
• Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
• Bishops of Tuam, Killala, and Achonry
• Irish educators
• 20th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland
• People educated at Rathmines School