Joseph Dixon
Joseph Dixon
Archbishop of Armagh , born Coalisland, Ireland , 1806 ; died Armagh , Ireland , 1866 . His incumbency (1852 -1866 ) was characterized by the inauguration of numerous undertakings for the good of the diocese . He was a staunch defender of the Holy See and his denunciation of Napoleon III for complicity in the acts of the Italian revolution was made a subject of complaint to Pius IX by the emperor. He was the author of an “Introduction to the Sacred Scriptures,” long in use in Catholic seminaries.