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'''Finian Monahan''' (1 January 1924 – 5 June 2010) was an Irish Catholic priest. He was the Superior General of the Discalced Carmelite Order from 1973 to 1979.
He was born James Monahan{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}} in Kilrickle, near Loughrea, County Galway on 1 January 1924. Monahan was ordained to the priesthood on 23 April 1950.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://carmelitaniscalzi.com/vernoticia.php?Id=2486 | publisher = Order of Discalced Carmelites | website = carmelitaniscalzi.com | title = Fr Finian Monahan dies at 86 years of age | date = 6 June 2010 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110708121104/http://carmelitaniscalzi.com/vernoticia.php?Id=2486 | archivedate = 8 Jul 2011 }}</ref> He died on 5 June 2010. His funeral was held in the Abbey, Loughrea, where he is buried in the adjoining cemetery.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}
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