James Yorke Bramston

James Yorke Bramston (15 March 1763 – 11 July 1836) was an English Catholic prelate who served as Vicar Apostolic of the London District from 1827 until his death in 1836.

Biography Born in Oundle, Northamptonshire, Bramston was educated at Oundle School and Lincoln's Inn, where he studied for nearly four years under the Roman Catholic conveyancer Charles Butler, and became a lawyer.

Following his conversion to Catholicism in 1790, he studied theology at the English College, Lisbon and was ordained a priest in 1801. Then he worked as a missionary in the apostolic vicariates of the Midland District and the London District, of which he became vicar general in 1812.

On 4 February 1823, Bramston was appointed Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the London District and Titular Bishop of Usula by Pope Pius VII.

By 1835, London contained 16 churches, 35 priests, and 150,000 Catholics.