Jack Finucane

Jack Finucane
Born
Limerick, Ireland
Died
Kimmage, Ireland
CitizenshipIreland
Alma materHoly Ghost College, Kimmage
Known forSupplying food to the population in Biafra
RelativesAengus Finucane (brother)

Jack Finucane (1937 – 7 June 2017) was a Roman Catholic missionary of the Spiritan Fathers order, who with his brother Aengus Finucane, organized food shipments from Ireland to the Igbo people during the Nigerian Civil War. He was a co-founder and leader of Concern Worldwide, a global aid agency.

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