William Walton (1716–1780) was an English Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District of England from 1775 to 1780.[1]
Born in Manchester on 9 December 1716,[1] he was the son of Michael and Mary Walton.[2] He entered the English College, Douai in October 1731 and received the four minor orders on 20 April 1737.[2] During the next few years he was ordained a sub-deacon on 29 May 1739, a deacon on 23 May 1739, and a priest on 3 April 1741.[1][3] He left Douai on 4 June 1748 to serve on the English mission.[4]
He was appointed coadjutor to Francis Petre, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District on 18 July 1770.[1] Later in the same year, he was consecrated Titular Bishop of Dragobitia by Francis Petre.[1] On Bishop Petre's death on 24 December 1775, Bishop Walton automatically succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District.[1]
He died in office at York on 26 February 1780, aged 63,[1] and buried at St Michael le Belfrey, York.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bishop William Walton". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ a b Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 3, p. 264.
- ^ Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 3, pp. 264–265.
- ^ Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 3, p. 265.
- ^ Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 3, p. 266.
Bibliography edit
- Brady, W. Maziere (1876). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Vol. 3. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace.