John Vertue

For the landscape artist, see John Virtue.
The Right Reverend
John Vertue
Bishop of Portsmouth
Church Roman Catholic
Diocese Portsmouth
Appointed 13 June 1882
In office 1882-1900
Successor John Cahill
Orders
Ordination 20 December 1851
Consecration 25 July 1882
by Henry Edward Manning
Rank Bishop
Personal details
Born (1826-04-28)April 28, 1826
Holborn, London, England
Died May 23, 1900(1900-05-23) (aged 74)
Nationality English

John Vertue (or Virtue) (1826–1900) was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first Bishop of Portsmouth from 1882 to 1900.[1]

Born in London on 28 April 1826, Vertue was a student at St. Edmund's College, Ware between 1845 and 1848. He was ordained to the priesthood on 20 December 1851.

On 3 June 1882, Vertue was appointed the first Bishop of Portsmouth by Pope Leo XIII. He received his episcopal consecration on the following 25 July from Cardinal Henry Manning, Archbishop of Westminster, with Bishops Herbert Vaughan of Salford (later Archbishop of Westminster) and William Weathers, Auxiliary of Westminster, serving as co-consecrators.[1]

Bishop Vertue died in office on 23 May 1900, aged 74.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bishop John Vertue (Virtue)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
Catholic Church titles
New title Bishop of Portsmouth
1882–1900
Succeeded by
John Baptist Cahill
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