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John Stonor (bishop)

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John Stonor
Vicar Apostolic of Midland District
ChurchCatholic Church
SeeApostolic Vicariate of the Midland District
In office18 September 1715 – 29 March 1756
PredecessorGeorge Witham
SuccessorJohn Hornyold
Other postTitular Bishop of Thespiae (1715-1756)
Orders
OrdinationFebruary 1711
Consecration9 August 1716
by Henri-Pons de Thiard de Bissy
Personal details
Born1678 (1678)
Died29 March 1756(1756-03-29) (aged 77–78)
Stonor Park, Oxfordshire, Kingdom of Great Britain

John Talbot Stonor (1678–1756) was an English Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District from 1715 to 1756.

Born in 1678, he was appointed the Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District and Titular Bishop of Thespiae by the Holy See on 18 September 1715.[1] He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 9 August 1716,[1] the principal consecrator was Cardinal Henri-Pons de Thiard de Bissy, Bishop of Meaux, France.[2] Bishop Stonor did much to persuade Catholics to accept the Hanoverian monarchy, which resulted in greater tolerance towards Catholics.[citation needed]

He died in office on 29 March 1756, aged 78.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Bishop John Talbot Stonor". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  2. "Henri-Pons "Cardinal" de Thiard de Bissy". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 June 2011.