Edmund Stonor
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Most Rev. Edmund Stonor was a prominent British
Roman Catholic archbishop.
Born into the recusancy
on 2 April 1831 at Stonor
, England
, the ancestral home of the Stonor family, he was the son of Thomas Stonor, 3rd Lord Camoys
and Frances (née Towneley
). Rev. Edmund Stonor held the office of Canon of St John Lateran, and later, as Archbishop of Trapezus
.
11 February 1889, aged 57, he was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Trapezus
and ordained later that month. He was one of the episcopal consecrators of William Henry O'Connell
, the future Cardinal Archbishop of Boston.
United Kingdom
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Roman Catholic archbishop.
Born into the recusancy
Recusancy
In the history of England and Wales, the recusancy was the state of those who refused to attend Anglican services. The individuals were known as "recusants"...
on 2 April 1831 at Stonor
Stonor
Stonor Park is a private park and historic country house at Stonor, about north of Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, England, close to the county boundary with Buckinghamshire.-Setting:...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, the ancestral home of the Stonor family, he was the son of Thomas Stonor, 3rd Lord Camoys
Thomas Stonor, 3rd Baron Camoys
Thomas Stonor, 3rd Baron Camoys was a British MP and member of the peerage.Thomas Stonor sat as a Member of Parliament for Oxford from 1832–1833 and was High Sheriff of Oxfordshire for 1836....
and Frances (née Towneley
Towneley (family)
The Towneley or Townley family are an English recusant family whose ancestry can be traced back to Norman England. They take their name from Towneley Hall in Burnley, Lancashire, which was the family seat until its sale in 1901.-The Towneleys of Towneley Hall:...
). Rev. Edmund Stonor held the office of Canon of St John Lateran, and later, as Archbishop of Trapezus
Trapezus
Trapezus, Trapezounta, and Trapezounta can refer to:*Trabzon, an ancient settlement on the Black Sea in Turkey.*Trapezus, a city in the province Arcadia in Greece...
.
Career
On 13 April 1856, aged 25, he was ordained a priest. On11 February 1889, aged 57, he was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Trapezus
Trapezus
Trapezus, Trapezounta, and Trapezounta can refer to:*Trabzon, an ancient settlement on the Black Sea in Turkey.*Trapezus, a city in the province Arcadia in Greece...
and ordained later that month. He was one of the episcopal consecrators of William Henry O'Connell
William Henry O'Connell
William Henry O'Connell was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Boston from 1907 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1911.-Early life:...
, the future Cardinal Archbishop of Boston.
Source
- Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, volume 1, page 660.