Peter Collingridge
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Bishop
Peter Bernardine Collingridge, OFM (10 March 1757 – 3 March 1829) was Vicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain
and Titular Bishop
of Thespiae
.
Born at Fritwell
, Oxfordshire
, Collingridge was appointed coadjutor
to Bishop William Gregory Sharrock
, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District on 13 January 1807. On the same day, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Thespiae, and consecrated
on 11 October 1807.
On 18 October 1809, aged 52, he succeeded to Vicar Apostolic of the Western District.
On 3 March 1829, the same year as Catholic Emancipation
, Bishop Collingridge died one week before his 72nd birthday. He had been a bishop for 21 years.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
Peter Bernardine Collingridge, OFM (10 March 1757 – 3 March 1829) was Vicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain
Western District
The Western District is a region of Australia located in the south-west corner of the state of Victoria, extending to Ballarat in the east and as far north as Ararat where it borders the Wimmera region. To the south, the district extends to Bass Strait and the Southern Ocean and to the west it...
and 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 Thespiae
Thespiae
Thespiae was an ancient Greek city in Boeotia. It stood on level ground commanded by the low range of hills which runs eastward from the foot of Mount Helicon to Thebes, near modern Thespies.-History:...
.
Born at Fritwell
Fritwell
Fritwell is a village and civil parish about northwest of Bicester in Oxfordshire. The parish's southern boundary is a stream that flows eastwards through Fewcott and past the villages of Fringford and Godington before entering Buckinghamshire where it becomes part of Padbury Brook, a tributary of...
, Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, Collingridge 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 Bishop William Gregory Sharrock
William Gregory Sharrock
William Gregory Sharrock, O.S.B. was an English Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District from 1797 to 1809....
, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District on 13 January 1807. On the same day, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Thespiae, and 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...
on 11 October 1807.
On 18 October 1809, aged 52, he succeeded to Vicar Apostolic of the Western District.
On 3 March 1829, the same year as Catholic Emancipation
Catholic Emancipation
Catholic emancipation or Catholic relief was a process in Great Britain and Ireland in the late 18th century and early 19th century which involved reducing and removing many of the restrictions on Roman Catholics which had been introduced by the Act of Uniformity, the Test Acts and the penal laws...
, Bishop Collingridge died one week before his 72nd birthday. He had been a bishop for 21 years.