Arthur Riddell
British Catholic bishop
Bishop Arthur George Riddell (born 15 September 1836, York – died 1907, England, UK) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Northampton from 1880 until his death in 1907.
On 24 September 1858, aged 22, he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Beverley at Ushaw in County Durham[1] by Bishops Robert Cornthwaite, Francis Kerril Amherst and Richard Lacy.
On 27 April 1880, aged 43, he was appointed as Bishop of Northampton and ordained two months later on 9 June 1880.[1]
He died in 1907, aged 71. He had been a priest for 49 years and a bishop for 27 years. Riddell is buried at The Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Thomas.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Larsen, Chris. Catholic Bishops of Great Britain, Sacristy Press, 2016, p. 139ISBN 9781910519257
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- Catholic Hierarchy
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| Preceded by Francis Amherst | Bishop of Northampton 1880–1907 | Succeeded by Frederick Keating |
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Northampton
- Bishops of Northampton
- I: William Wareing
- II: Francis Amherst
- III: Arthur Riddell
- IV: Frederick Keating
- V: Dudley Cary-Elwes
- VI: Laurence Youens
- VII: Leo Parker
- VIII: Charles Grant
- IX: Frank Thomas
- X: Patrick Leo McCartie
- XI: Kevin McDonald
- XII: Peter Doyle (Bishop Emeritus)
- XIII: David Oakley
- Churches
- Northampton Cathedral - Cathedral Church of Our Lady Immaculate and St Thomas of Canterbury
- Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and St Cuthbert, Bedford
- St Martin's Church, Brackley
- St Bernardine's Church, Buckingham
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church, Great Billing
- Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Luton
- St Ethelbert's Church, Slough
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, Wellingborough
- Patronal Feasts of the Diocese
- Our Lady of the Immaculate (8 December)
- Saint Thomas of Canterbury (29 December)
- Schools
- St Thomas More Catholic School, Bedford
- St Michael's Catholic School, High Wycombe
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School
- St Paul's Catholic School, Milton Keynes
- Notre Dame High School, Northampton
- Thomas Becket Catholic School
- St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School
- St Joseph's Catholic High School, Slough
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