William Turner (bishop of Salford)

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Salford, Lancashire, England
The Salford, Lancashire, England
Nationality	English
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	St Cuthbert's College, Ushaw; English College, Rome

William Turner (1799–1872) was an English Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Salford from 1851 to 1872.^[1] After his ordination to the priesthood, he served in the poorer parishes of central Manchester, and was appointed Vicar General for the Lancashire District.

Early life and ministry

William Turner was born in

St Chad's, Rook Street

1835-1842 and St Augustine's, Granby Row 1842-1853.

Episcopal career

He was appointed the first

episcopal ordination took place at Salford Cathedral on 25 July 1851, the principal consecrator was Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman, Archbishop of Westminster, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop William Bernard Ullathorne of Birmingham and Bishop William Wareing of Northampton.^[3]^[2]^[1]

As the new bishop, Turner had to manage the influx of hundreds of Irish, who had fled the

potato famines - increasing the Catholic population quite considerably. This problem was added to by the deaths of a tenth of the priests of the Diocese from fever contracted while tending to the sick. Many volunteer priests came from around the world to help, but the deaths of so many put a huge strain on the Bishop and his diocese. These problems were followed by the Cotton Famine, which caused even more strain.^[1]

Nevertheless, Turner was able to create the basis of the network of parishes and schools. Two religious congregations, the Sisters of the Cross and Passion and the Franciscan Missionaries of St Joseph (the Rescue Nuns) were also founded in the diocese during this time.^[1]

Bishop Turner attended the First Vatican Council as one of the 693 council fathers, held between 8 December 1869 to 20 October 1870.^[2]

He died in office at

Frederick Turner, SJ, was headmaster of Stonyhurst College

.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Bishop William Turner". Diocese of Salford. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bishop William Turner". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 3, p. 442.
^ O'Dea, William. "Salford." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 19 February 2019

Bibliography

Brady, W. Maziere (1876). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Vol. 3. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace.

Catholic Church titles
New title	Bishop of Salford 1851–1872	Succeeded by Herbert Vaughan

[diosalturner-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Bishop William Turner". Diocese of Salford. Retrieved 22 January 2012.

[bturnw-2] "Bishop William Turner". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 22 January 2012.

[brady3p442-3] Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 3, p. 442.

[4] O'Dea, William. "Salford." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 19 February 2019

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford
Bishops of Salford I: William Turner II: Herbert Vaughan III: John Bilsborrow IV: Louis Casartelli V: Thomas Henshaw VI: Henry Marshall VII: George Beck VIII: Thomas Holland IX: Patrick Kelly X: Terence Brain (Bishop Emeritus) XI: John Arnold
Churches Salford Cathedral - Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist St Anne's Church, Blackburn Pleasington Priory St Patrick's Church, Bolton Church of St Mary of the Assumption, Burnley St Marie's Church, Bury St Michael and St John Church, Clitheroe St Mary's Church, Manchester (Hidden Gem) Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Manchester Manchester Oratory Gorton Monastery St Wilfrid's Church, Hulme Corpus Christi Priory Christ Church, Nelson Our Lady and St Joseph Church, Heywood Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Patrick Church, Oldham St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale St Peter's Church, Stonyhurst St Ann's, Stretford All Saints' Church, Urmston
Patronal Feasts of the Diocese Saint Joseph (19 March) Our Lady of Mount Carmel (16 July)
Schools Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Accrington St Damian's Roman Catholic Science College, Ashton-under-Lyne Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School, Bamber Bridge Our Lady and St John Catholic College, Blackburn St Mary's College, Blackburn Thornleigh Salesian College, Bolton Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, Burnley Holy Cross College, Bury St Gabriel's Roman Catholic High School, Bury Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School, Colne St Thomas More Roman Catholic College, Denton The Barlow Roman Catholic High School, Didsbury St Patrick's Roman Catholic High School, Eccles Mount St Joseph School, Farnworth Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College, Heywood St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School, Horwich St Cecilia's Roman Catholic High School, Longridge Loreto College, Manchester Our Lady's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester St Bede's College, Manchester St Matthew's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester St Peter's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester Xaverian College, Manchester Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, Oldham St Monica's High School, Prestwich All Saints' Catholic High School, Rawtenstall All Hallows Roman Catholic High School, Salford St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy, Stockport Stella Maris School, Stockport Stonyhurst College Stonyhurst Saint Mary's Hall St Antony's Roman Catholic School, Urmston St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School, Wardley
See also Apostolic Vicariate of the Lancashire District Wardley Hall St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wardley John Vaughan Geoffrey Burke
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