Francis Amherst
Francis Kerril Amherst | |
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| Parents | William Kerril and Mary Louisa Turville-Fortescue Amherst |
| Education | St. Mary's College, Oscott |
Francis Kerril Amherst
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Northampton
in England.
Life
Francis Amherst was born in
Jesuits.[2]
Amherst was sent to study at
Catholic priesthood, but after completing his studies, he left St. Mary's to study engineering in Belgium. He returned to Oscott, however, in 1841, to do theological studies. Nicholas Wiseman
was the president of the college, and the following year Amherst accompanied Bishop Wiseman on a trip to Rome.
He was Dominicans at Woodchester
, but left the following year due to poor health. He returned to Oscott as a professor.
After eleven months, Amherst was appointed to the mission of
Assistant at the Pontifical Throne
.
In 1869 he attended the
Titular See of Sozusa.[1]
In September 1878, Amherst resigned the see due to failing health, and was succeeded by Arthur Riddell. Toward the end of 1882, he lost his sight, which was a great trial as he loved reading and observing nature.[2] Amherst died at his residence, Fieldgate, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, on 21 August 1883, aged 64,[1] and was buried in The Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Thomas.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e A'Becket, John Joseph (1907). . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ a b Roskell O.S.B., Mary Francis. Memoirs of Francis Kerril Amherst, D.D., Lord Bishop of Northhampton, (Henry F.J. Vaughn, ed.) New York. Benziger Bros., 1903,
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