Bishop William Gibson †

Deceased

Vicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain

Titular Bishop of Achantus

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
2 Feb 1738		Born
1764¹	25.9	Ordained Priest	Priest of Northern District, England, Great Britain
10 Sep 1790	52.6	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain
10 Sep 1790	52.6	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Achantus
5 Dec 1790	52.8	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Achantus
2 Jun 1821	83.3	Died	Vicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain

MicroData Summary for William Gibson
(VIAF: 37247044; WikiData: Q8009860)
Bishop William Gibson (born 2 Feb 1738, died 2 Jun 1821) Vicar Apostolic of Northern District

Event Place
Birth Place Stonecroft, Hexham, Northumberland, Vicariate Apostolic of Northern District, England
Ordained Priest English, College, Douai, Archdiocese of Cambrai, France
Ordained Bishop Lulworth, Castle, East Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset, Vicariate Apostolic of Western District, England
Death Place Old Elvet, City of Durham, County Durham, Vicariate Apostolic of Northern District, England
Buried Place (Original) Ushaw, College, Durham, County Durham, Vicariate Apostolic of Northern District, England

a priest for 57.4 years
a bishop for 30.4 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Charles Walmesley, O.S.B. †
Titular Bishop of Ramata (Rama)
Assisted by:
Father Charles Plowden, S.J. †
Priest of Society of Jesus
Father John Milner †
Priest of London District, England

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Charles Walmesley, O.S.B. † (1756)
Titular Bishop of Ramata (Rama)
Federico Marcello Cardinal Lante Montefeltro Della Rovere † (1732)
Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite
Annibale Cardinal Albani † (1730)
Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
Francesco Cardinal Barberini (Jr.) † (1721)
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
Fabrizio Cardinal Paolucci † (1685)
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Gasparo Cardinal Carpegna † (1670)
Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Archbishop of Ravenna
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop of Bologna
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Archbishop Emeritus of Bari (-Canosa)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †
Titular Patriarch of Constantinople

Ordained Deacon:
Bishop Thomas Penswick † (1796)
Bishop Robert Gradwell † (1801)
Bishop George Hilary Brown † (1808)
Bishop William Hogarth † (1808)
Ordained Priest:
Bishop Thomas Penswick † (1797)
Bishop Robert Gradwell † (1802)
Bishop William Hogarth † (1809)
Bishop George Hilary Brown † (1810)
Bishop John Briggs † (1814)
Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop John Douglass † (1790)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop John Milner † (1803)
Bishop William Poynter † (1803)
Bishop Thomas Smith † (1810)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Stonecroft, Hexham, Northumberland, Vicariate Apostolic of Northern District, England
Ordained Priest	English, College, Douai, Archdiocese of Cambrai, France
Ordained Bishop	Lulworth, Castle, East Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset, Vicariate Apostolic of Western District, England
Death Place	Old Elvet, City of Durham, County Durham, Vicariate Apostolic of Northern District, England
Buried Place (Original)	Ushaw, College, Durham, County Durham, Vicariate Apostolic of Northern District, England

Source(s):

op/ob: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 191, Additions/Corrections (front)
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 62, and Page 454
b: Arundel to Zabi, Page 96
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1790, Number 31
loc: CL, 20 Jan 2018
loc: CL, 22 Jan 2018
c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 10, Number 476, Ascendance
c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 11, Number 563, Ascendance
c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 12, Number 622, Ascendance
c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 16, Number 849, Ascendance
c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 19, Number 1,017, Ascendance
c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 20, Number 1,121, Ascendance

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