Dean John Crowe

Right reverend Dean John Crowe, V.G. (died 24 May 1955) was an Irish Catholic priest based in Athlone, County Roscommon. He served as Dean of Elphin. He led the project to construct the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Athlone in the 1950's. The Dean Crowe Theatre, formerly the St. Peter's parish church, was named in his honour in 1959. He also supported the launch of the Irish Catholic comic book The Leprechaun in the 1950's.

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