John Bilsborrow
The Right Reverend John Bilsborrow | |
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Bishop of Salford | |
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Diocese | Salford |
Appointed | 11 June 1892 |
Term ended | 5 March 1903 |
Predecessor | Herbert Vaughan |
Successor | Louis Casartelli |
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Consecration | 24 August 1892 by Herbert Vaughan |
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Born | 30 March 1836 Kirkham, Lancashire, England |
Died | 5 March 1903 (aged 66) Babbacombe, Torquay England |
Buried | St Joseph's Cemetery, Moston, Manchester, England |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
John Bilsborrow was bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford from 1892 to 1903.
Bilsborrow was born in Singleton, Lancashire on 20 March 1836. He was ordained priest on 26 February 1865 at the age of 28. Following his ordination, he was posted to Barrow in Furness where he was tasked with establishing a new mission, he oversaw the building of the church of St Mary of Furness, which opened 28 August 1867. In 1872 he was transferred to St Mary's Church, Newsham, near Preston and from there established in 1883 the new mission of St Charles Borromeo, Grange over Sands.[citation needed]
In 1883, Bilsborrow was attached to the newly completed St Joseph's College in Upholland, West Lancashire as Vice-Rector, becoming Rector in 1885. While on the staff, he taught scripture, dogmatic, moral and ascetic theology.[1]
On 15 July 1892, Bilsborrow was appointed third Bishop of Salford. He was ordained bishop on 24 August of the same year. He remained bishop of the Diocese until his death on 5 March 1903 at the age of 67.
References
- ^ Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 7 March 1903.
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Preceded by | Bishop of Salford 1892–1903 | Succeeded by |
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- Bishops of Salford
- I: William Turner
- II: Herbert Vaughan
- III: John Bilsborrow
- IV: Louis Casartelli
- V: Thomas Henshaw
- VI: Henry Marshall
- VII: George Beck
- VIII: Thomas Holland
- IX: Patrick Kelly
- X: Terence Brain (Bishop Emeritus)
- XI: John Arnold
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- Churches
- Salford Cathedral - Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist
- St Anne's Church, Blackburn
- Pleasington Priory
- St Patrick's Church, Bolton
- Church of St Mary of the Assumption, Burnley
- St Marie's Church, Bury
- St Michael and St John Church, Clitheroe
- St Mary's Church, Manchester (Hidden Gem)
- Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Manchester
- Manchester Oratory
- Gorton Monastery
- St Wilfrid's Church, Hulme
- Corpus Christi Priory
- Christ Church, Nelson
- Our Lady and St Joseph Church, Heywood
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Patrick Church, Oldham
- St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale
- St Peter's Church, Stonyhurst
- St Ann's, Stretford
- All Saints' Church, Urmston
- Patronal Feasts of the Diocese
- Saint Joseph (19 March)
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel (16 July)
- Schools
- Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Accrington
- St Damian's Roman Catholic Science College, Ashton-under-Lyne
- Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School, Bamber Bridge
- Our Lady and St John Catholic College, Blackburn
- St Mary's College, Blackburn
- Thornleigh Salesian College, Bolton
- Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, Burnley
- Holy Cross College, Bury
- St Gabriel's Roman Catholic High School, Bury
- Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School, Colne
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic College, Denton
- The Barlow Roman Catholic High School, Didsbury
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic High School, Eccles
- Mount St Joseph School, Farnworth
- Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College, Heywood
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School, Horwich
- St Cecilia's Roman Catholic High School, Longridge
- Loreto College, Manchester
- Our Lady's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester
- St Bede's College, Manchester
- St Matthew's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester
- St Peter's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester
- Xaverian College, Manchester
- Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, Oldham
- St Monica's High School, Prestwich
- All Saints' Catholic High School, Rawtenstall
- All Hallows Roman Catholic High School, Salford
- St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy, Stockport
- Stella Maris School, Stockport
- Stonyhurst College
- Stonyhurst Saint Mary's Hall
- St Antony's Roman Catholic School, Urmston
- St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School, Wardley
- See also:
- Apostolic Vicariate of the Lancashire District
- Wardley Hall
- John Vaughan
- Geoffrey Burke
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