William Gibson (bishop)
William Gibson (1738–1821) was an English Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District from 1790 to 1821.[1]
Born in Stonecroft, near Hexham, Northumberland on 2 February 1738,[1] the son of Jasper Gibson and Margaret Gibson (née Leadbitter).[2] He was ordained to the priesthood in 1764.[1] Following the death of his older brother Matthew on 17 May 1790,[2][3] William was appointed the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District and Titular Bishop of Achantus on 10 September 1790.[1] He was consecrated to the Episcopate at Lulworth Castle by Bishop Charles Walmesley on 5 December 1790.[1][4]
He died in office on 2 June 1821, aged 83,[1] and was buried at Ushaw College[5] which he himself had founded in 1804.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Bishop William Gibson". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ a b Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 3, p. 267.
- ^ "Bishop Matthew Gibson". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 3, p. 268.
- ^ Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 3, p. 271.
