Thomas Smith
English Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District from 1821 to 1831
About Thomas Smith
Lived 1763 – 1831 (aged 68). Thomas Smith was a British catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Thomas Smith (21 March 1763 – 30 July 1831) was an English Catholic prelate who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District from 1821 to 1831.
Biography He was born on 21 March 1763, the son of James Smith of the Brooms, near Lanchester, County Durham. At the age of thirteen, he was sent to Sedgley Park School, Wolverhampton, where he became proficient in Latin and French. From there he went to the English College, Douai, where he was made procurator at the age of twenty-one. Smith was ordained to the priesthood in 1788 by Louis-François-Marc Hilaire de Conzié, Bishop of Arras.
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English Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District from 1821 to 1831
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Thomas Smith was born on 21 March 1763 in Lanchester.
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Thomas Smith died on 30 July 1831 in Ushaw Moor.
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Thomas Smith was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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Thomas Smith was British.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Thomas Smith (vicar apostolic of the Northern District)
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