William Vaughan (bishop)

The Right Reverend
William Vaughan
Bishop of Plymouth
Province Southwark
Diocese Plymouth
Installed 10 July 1855
Term ended 24 October 1902
Predecessor George Errington
Successor Charles Maurice Graham
Personal details
Born 14 February 1814
Died 24 October 1902 (aged 88)
Denomination Roman Catholic
Congratulatory letter of pope Leo XIII to bishop Vaughan in occasion of his diamond jubilee of priesthood 1898

William Vaughan (18141902) was a British clergyman who held high office in the Roman Catholic Church.[1]

He was born on 14 February 1814 in London, England. He was ordained a priest in March 1838 and was elevated to the episcopate as Bishop of Plymouth on 10 July 1855, a post he held until his death on 24 October 1902.[1]

It is to him that the diocese of Plymouth owes its first organisation and consolidation.[2]

St Boniface's Catholic College in Plymouth has a House named after him.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 "William Vaughan". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  2. plymouthcathedral.co.uk


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