George Brown (bishop of Liverpool)

The Right Reverend
George Hilary Brown
Bishop of Liverpool
Church Roman Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Liverpool
Appointed 29 September 1850
Term ended 25 January 1856
Successor Alexander Goss
Orders
Ordination 13 June 1810 (priest)
by William Gibson
Consecration 24 August 1840 (bishop)
by John Briggs
Personal details
Born 15 January 1784
Clifton, Lancashire, England
Died 25 September 1856 (aged 72)
Liverpool, England
Buried St Oswald's Church, Old Swan, Liverpool
Nationality English
Denomination Roman Catholic
Parents William Brown and Helen Brown (née Gradwell)
Previous post Vicar Apostolic of the Lancashire District

George Hilary Brown (1784–1856) was an English prelate who served as the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Liverpool from 1850 to 1856.[1]

Early life

George Hilary Brown was born in Clifton, Lancashire on 15 January 1784,[1] the son of William Brown and Helen Brown (née Gradwell).[2] His first cousin was Robert Gradwell, Vicar Apostolic of the London District.[2] George entered St Cuthbert's College, Ushaw on 25 September 1799, and received the Tonsure, the four Minor Orders, and the sub-diaconate, at Ushaw, on 2 April 1808, from Bishop William Gibson, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District.[2] By the same bishop, he was ordained, at Ushaw, a deacon on 14 December 1809 and a priest on 13 June 1810.[2] He left Ushaw College on 8 April 1819, and took charge of the mission at Lancaster until he was nominated to the Lancashire Vicariate.[2]

Episcopal career

He was appointed Vicar Apostolic of the Lancashire District and Titular Bishop of Bugia on 5 June 1840, and consecrated to the Episcopate in Liverpool on 24 August 1840.[1][3] The principal consecrator was Bishop John Briggs, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Thomas Griffiths and Bishop Thomas Walsh.[1][2] His titular see was translated from Bugia to Tlos on 22 April 1842.[1][4]

On 29 September 1850, the hierarchy was restored in England and Wales by Pope Pius IX. On that same day, the Lancashire Vicariate was replaced by the dioceses of Liverpool[5] and Salford.[6] George Hilary Brown was appointed the first Bishop of Liverpool.[1][7]

He died in Liverpool on 25 January 1856, aged 72, and was buried at St Oswald's Church, Old Swan, Liverpool.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bishop George Hilary Brown". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 3, p. 417.
  3. Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 3, pp. 338, 416–417.
  4. Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 3, pp. 339 and 417.
  5. "Archdiocese of Liverpool". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  6. "Diocese of Salford". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  7. Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 3, pp. 416–417.

Bibliography

Catholic Church titles
New title Vicar Apostolic of the Lancashire District
1840–1850
Last appointment
New title Bishop of Liverpool
1850–1856
Succeeded by
Alexander Goss
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