Joseph William Hendren

Joseph William Hendren OFM (1791–1866) was an English Roman Catholic bishop. He served three ecclesiastical jurisdictions, first as the Vicar Apostolic of the Western District (1848–1850), then Bishop of Clifton (1850–1851), and finally Bishop of Nottingham (1851–1853).[1]


Joseph Hendren

Bishop of Nottingham
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ProvinceWestminster
DioceseNottingham
Appointed22 June 1851
Installed2 December 1851
Term ended23 February 1853
PredecessorNew Title
SuccessorRichard Roskell
Previous post(s)Bishop of Clifton
Vicar Apostolic of the Western District
Orders
Ordination28 September 1815
Consecration28 July 1848
by William Bernard Ullathorne
Personal details
Born(1791-10-19)19 October 1791
Birmingham, England
Died14 November 1866(1866-11-14) (aged 74)
NationalityBritish
DenominationRoman Catholic

Biography

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Born in Birmingham on 19 October 1791, he was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor on 28 September 1815. He was appointed the Vicar Apostolic of the Western District and Titular Bishop of Verinopolis on 28 July 1848. His consecration to the Episcopate took place on 10 September 1848, the principal consecrator was William Bernard Ullathorne, and the principal co-consecrators were John Briggs and Nicholas Wiseman.[1]

On the restoration of the Catholic Hierarchy in England and Wales, the Western District was divided into the dioceses of Clifton and Plymouth. Hendren was appointed the first Bishop of Clifton on 29 September 1850. The following year, he was appointed the first Bishop to the Diocese of Nottingham on 22 June 1851 and installed on 2 December 1851. He resigned as Bishop of Nottingham on 23 February 1853 and was appointed Titular Bishop of Martyropolis.[1]

He died on 14 November 1866, aged 75.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Bishop Joseph William Hendren, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Vicar Apostolic of the Western District
1848–1850
Last appointment
New title Bishop of Clifton
1850–1851
Succeeded by
New title Bishop of Nottingham
1851–1853
Succeeded by