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'''Thomas Joseph Brown''', [[Order of Saint Benedict|O.S.B.]] (1796–1880) was a [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|bishop]] of the [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]]. He served for two ecclesiastical jurisdictions, first as the [[Vicar Apostolic]] of the Welsh District from 1840 to 1850, then as [[Bishop of Newport and Menevia]] from 1850 to 1880.<ref name=bbrownt>{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|bbrownt|Bishop Thomas Joseph Brown, O.S.B.|21 June 2011}}</ref> |
'''Thomas Joseph Brown''', [[Order of Saint Benedict|O.S.B.]] (1796–1880) was a [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|bishop]] of the [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]]. He served for two ecclesiastical jurisdictions, first as the [[Vicar Apostolic]] of the Welsh District from 1840 to 1850, then as [[Bishop of Newport and Menevia]] from 1850 to 1880.<ref name=bbrownt>{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|bbrownt|Bishop Thomas Joseph Brown, O.S.B.|21 June 2011}}</ref> |
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Born in [[Bath, Somerset]] on 2 May 1796, he was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] a [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priest]] of the [[Order of Saint Benedict]] on 12 March 1823. Through reorganisation of the [[Catholic Church in England and Wales]] in 1840, the Welsh District was created out of the Western District. Brown appointed the [[Vicar Apostolic]] of the Welsh District and [[Titular Bishop]] of ''[[Apollonia]]'' on 5 June 1840. He was [[Consecration|consecrated]] to the [[Episcopal polity|Episcopate]] on 28 October 1840, the principal [[consecrator]] was Bishop [[Thomas Griffiths (bishop)|Thomas Griffiths]], and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop [[William Wareing]] and Bishop William Bernard Allen Collier.<ref name=bbrownt/> |
Born in [[Bath, Somerset]] on 2 May 1796, he was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] a [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priest]] of the [[Order of Saint Benedict]] on 12 March 1823. Through reorganisation of the [[Catholic Church in England and Wales]] in 1840, the Welsh District was created out of the Western District. Brown appointed the [[Vicar Apostolic]] of the Welsh District and [[Titular Bishop]] of ''[[Apollonia (titular see)|Apollonia]]'' on 5 June 1840. He was [[Consecration|consecrated]] to the [[Episcopal polity|Episcopate]] on 28 October 1840, the principal [[consecrator]] was Bishop [[Thomas Griffiths (bishop)|Thomas Griffiths]], and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop [[William Wareing]] and Bishop William Bernard Allen Collier.<ref name=bbrownt/> |
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On the [[Universalis Ecclesiae|restoration of the Catholic Hierarchy in England and Wales]], the Welsh District was divided between the dioceses of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury|Shrewsbury]] and [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff |Newport and Menevia]]. Brown was appointed the first [[Bishop of Newport and Menevia]] on 29 September 1850. |
On the [[Universalis Ecclesiae|restoration of the Catholic Hierarchy in England and Wales]], the Welsh District was divided between the dioceses of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury|Shrewsbury]] and [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff |Newport and Menevia]]. Brown was appointed the first [[Bishop of Newport and Menevia]] on 29 September 1850. |
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Thomas Joseph Brown, O.S.B. (1796–1880) was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He served for two ecclesiastical jurisdictions, first as the Vicar Apostolic of the Welsh District from 1840 to 1850, then as Bishop of Newport and Menevia from 1850 to 1880.[1]
Born in Bath, Somerset on 2 May 1796, he was ordained a priest of the Order of Saint Benedict on 12 March 1823. Through reorganisation of the Catholic Church in England and Wales in 1840, the Welsh District was created out of the Western District. Brown appointed the Vicar Apostolic of the Welsh District and Titular Bishop of Apollonia on 5 June 1840. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 28 October 1840, the principal consecrator was Bishop Thomas Griffiths, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop William Wareing and Bishop William Bernard Allen Collier.[1]
On the restoration of the Catholic Hierarchy in England and Wales, the Welsh District was divided between the dioceses of Shrewsbury and Newport and Menevia. Brown was appointed the first Bishop of Newport and Menevia on 29 September 1850.
He died in office on 12 April 1880, aged 83.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Bishop Thomas Joseph Brown, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 June 2011.