John Douglass (bishop)
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Successor | William Poynter |
Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Centuria |
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Consecration | 19 December 1790 by William Gibson |
Personal details | |
Born | December 1743 Yarm, Yorkshire |
Died | 8 May 1812 | (aged 68)
Nationality | English |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
John Douglass (December 1743–8 May 1812) was an
Life
The son of John Douglass and Brigit Senson or Semson, he was born at
Vicar apostolic
While he was a missioner at York he was selected by the Holy See for the London vicariate, in opposition to efforts made by the "catholic committee" to have
The
Douglass was one of the first members of the "Roman Catholic Meeting", organised in May 1794 in opposition to the Cisalpine Club. John Milner submitted his Letters to a Prebendary to Douglass for revision. Douglass erased nearly one-half of the original contents before sending it back to the author, who printed the work in its curtailed form.
Douglass died at his residence in Castle Street, Holborn, on 8 May 1812. William Poynter, who had been appointed his coadjutor in 1803, succeeded him in the vicariate-apostolic of the London district.
Works
An account by Douglass of the state of the catholic religion in his vicariate in 1796 is printed in Brady's Episcopal Succession, iii. 180 seq. He published some charges and several pastorals, two of which were translated into Spanish. He also for many years published "A New Year's Gift" in the Laity's Directory.
References
- ^ Havard, Lewis (1812). "The Funeral Oration". Funeral oration pronounced at the obsequies of the late Right Rev. Doctor Jogn Douglass – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Ward, Bernard (1905). Catholic London a Century Ago. Catholic Truth Society. p. 62 – via Google Books.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Douglass, John". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.