William Wareing
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Bishop
William Wareing was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Northampton
.
Born 14 February 1791 in London
, and after studying at Oscott College, William Wareing was ordained as a priest on 28 September 1815, aged 24, by Bishop
s Thomas Walsh
, Nicholas Wiseman (later Cardinal Wiseman) and George Hilary Brown
.
He worked first on the mission at Moseley
, then at Creswell, Staffordshire
until in 1831 when he moved to Grantham
in Lincolnshire
. In 1833 he moved on to Stamford
where he was the town's first properly resident parish priest (or 'missionary rector' as they were then called) since the English Reformation
. There, he was at least in part responsible for the erection of the new Catholic chapel, a small Gothic building, in 1834, when it was one of only seven Catholic chapels across the whole of Lincolnshire. In 1838, Wareing was appointed one of three 'Grand Vicars' for the Midland District and was consecrated as titular bishop in partibus of Areopolis (an ancient diocese in Palestine long since lost to the Church). More significantly, in 1840, he was appointed as Vicar Apostolic, or bishop, of the newly-established Eastern District
which comprised the nine counties of Lincolnshire
, Rutland
, Huntingdonshire
, Northamptonshire
, Cambridgeshire
, Norfolk
, Suffolk
, Bedfordshire
and Buckinghamshire
. He selected Northampton
as the seat of the Vicars Apostolic, and subsequently the Roman Catholic Bishops of Northampton.,
On 29 September 1850, aged 59, he was appointed the first Bishop of Northampton
following the re-establishment of the Catholic Hierarchy.
On 21 December 1858, aged 67, he resigned as Bishop of Northampton, and was appointed Titular Bishop of Rhithymna
. He retired to Suffolk
. On 26 December 1865, aged 74, he died, aged 74, as Bishop Emeritus of Northampton and Titular Bishop of Rhithymna
. He was buried in East Bergholt
, near Ipswich
. He had been a priest for 50 years and a bishop for 25 years.
In 1845 he received into the Catholic Church the former Anglican Vicar of Elton, Cambridgeshire
, Frederick William Faber, whose hymns and writings went round the English-speaking world.
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...
William Wareing was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Northampton
Bishop of Northampton
The Bishop of Northampton is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Northampton in the Province of Westminster, England.The see is in the town of Northampton where the bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of Our Lady and Saint Thomas of Canterbury.The current bishop is the Right...
.
Born 14 February 1791 in London
London
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, and after studying at Oscott College, William Wareing was ordained as a priest on 28 September 1815, aged 24, by Bishop
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...
s Thomas Walsh
Thomas Walsh (UK bishop)
Bishop Thomas Walsh was a Roman Catholic clergyman and Vicar Apostolic who served the Midlands area of the United Kingdom. He was born in London on 3 October 1776, and ordained priest on 19 September 1801...
, Nicholas Wiseman (later Cardinal Wiseman) and George Hilary Brown
George Hilary Brown
George Hilary Brown was an English prelate who served as the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Liverpool from 1850 to 1856.-Early life:...
.
He worked first on the mission at Moseley
Moseley
Moseley is a suburb of Birmingham, England, two miles south of the city centre. The area is a popular cosmopolitan residential location and leisure destination, with a number of bars and restaurants...
, then at Creswell, Staffordshire
Creswell, Staffordshire
Creswell is a small village on the north-western edge of Stafford, the county town of Staffordshire, England situated on elevated ground above the wide floodplain and extensive marshes of the River Sow....
until in 1831 when he moved to Grantham
Grantham
Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...
in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
. In 1833 he moved on to Stamford
Stamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford is a town and civil parish within the South Kesteven district of the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately to the north of London, on the east side of the A1 road to York and Edinburgh and on the River Welland...
where he was the town's first properly resident parish priest (or 'missionary rector' as they were then called) since the English Reformation
English Reformation
The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church....
. There, he was at least in part responsible for the erection of the new Catholic chapel, a small Gothic building, in 1834, when it was one of only seven Catholic chapels across the whole of Lincolnshire. In 1838, Wareing was appointed one of three 'Grand Vicars' for the Midland District and was consecrated as titular bishop in partibus of Areopolis (an ancient diocese in Palestine long since lost to the Church). More significantly, in 1840, he was appointed as Vicar Apostolic, or bishop, of the newly-established Eastern District
Eastern District
"Eastern District" or "East District" can refer to:Government* Eastern District, Hong Kong* Eastern District of Taipei* Eastern District, American Samoa* Eastern District, Upper Canada...
which comprised the nine counties of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
, Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
, Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
, Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
and Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
. He selected Northampton
Northampton
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
as the seat of the Vicars Apostolic, and subsequently the Roman Catholic Bishops of Northampton.,
On 29 September 1850, aged 59, he was appointed the first Bishop of Northampton
Bishop of Northampton
The Bishop of Northampton is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Northampton in the Province of Westminster, England.The see is in the town of Northampton where the bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of Our Lady and Saint Thomas of Canterbury.The current bishop is the Right...
following the re-establishment of the Catholic Hierarchy.
On 21 December 1858, aged 67, he resigned as Bishop of Northampton, and was appointed Titular Bishop of Rhithymna
Rhithymna
Rhithymna or Rithymna or Rhithymnia , was an ancient town of Crete, Greece, which is mentioned by Ptolemy and Pliny the Elder as the first town on the north coast to the east of Amphimalla, and is spoken of as a Cretan city by Stephanus of Byzantium, in whose text its name is written Rhithymnia;...
. He retired to Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
. On 26 December 1865, aged 74, he died, aged 74, as Bishop Emeritus of Northampton and Titular Bishop of Rhithymna
Rhithymna
Rhithymna or Rithymna or Rhithymnia , was an ancient town of Crete, Greece, which is mentioned by Ptolemy and Pliny the Elder as the first town on the north coast to the east of Amphimalla, and is spoken of as a Cretan city by Stephanus of Byzantium, in whose text its name is written Rhithymnia;...
. He was buried in East Bergholt
East Bergholt
East Bergholt is a village in the south of Suffolk, England, just north of the Essex border. It is "twinned" with the village of Barbizon, France....
, near Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
. He had been a priest for 50 years and a bishop for 25 years.
In 1845 he received into the Catholic Church the former Anglican Vicar of Elton, Cambridgeshire
Elton, Cambridgeshire
Elton is a small village within the historic boundaries of Huntingdonshire , England. It lies on the B671 road. Elton Hall and the hamlet of Over End are located on the same road a mile south of the village....
, Frederick William Faber, whose hymns and writings went round the English-speaking world.