Francis Petre (bishop)
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Francis Petre was an English
Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District from 1752 to 1775.
Born in Fidlers, Essex
on 2 October 1692, he was ordained
to the priesthood
on 31 March 1720. He was appointed coadjutor
to Edward Dicconson
, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District on 27 July 1750. Exactly a year later, Petre was consecrated
the Titular Bishop
of Amorium
by Bishop Dicconson on 27 July 1751. The following year, he succeeded as the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District.
He died in office on 24 December 1775, aged 83.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District from 1752 to 1775.
Born in Fidlers, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
on 2 October 1692, he was ordained
Holy Orders
The term Holy Orders is used by many Christian churches to refer to ordination or to those individuals ordained for a special role or ministry....
to the priesthood
Priesthood (Catholic Church)
The ministerial orders of the Catholic Church include the orders of bishops, deacons and presbyters, which in Latin is sacerdos. The ordained priesthood and common priesthood are different in function and essence....
on 31 March 1720. He was appointed coadjutor
Coadjutor bishop
A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese...
to Edward Dicconson
Edward Dicconson
Edward Dicconson was an English Catholic bishop, Titular Bishop of Malla and Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District of England.-Life:...
, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District on 27 July 1750. Exactly a year later, Petre was consecrated
Consecration
Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service, usually religious. The word "consecration" literally means "to associate with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different groups...
the Titular Bishop
Titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.By definition a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop the tradition of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...
of Amorium
Amorium
Amorium was a city in Phrygia, Asia Minor which was founded in the Hellenistic period, flourished under the Byzantine Empire, and declined after the Arab sack of 838. Its ruins are located near the village of Hisarköy, Turkey....
by Bishop Dicconson on 27 July 1751. The following year, he succeeded as the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District.
He died in office on 24 December 1775, aged 83.