Francis Petre
English Roman Catholic bishop, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District
About Francis Petre
Lived 1692 – 1775 (aged 82–83). Francis Petre was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Francis Petre (1691
Francis was ordained to the priesthood on 31 March 1720. He was appointed coadjutor to Edward Dicconson, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District on 27 July 1750.
He died in office on 24 December 1775, aged 83. There is a grave stone memorial to Bishop Petre in the 11th Century Church of St Saviour at Stydd which is outside the village of Ribchester in the Ribble Valley in Lancashire.
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Who was Francis Petre?
English Roman Catholic bishop, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District (1692-1775)
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Francis Petre was born in 1692.
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Francis Petre died in 1775.
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Francis Petre was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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