William Wheeler

William Gordon Wheeler (5 May 1910 – 21 February 1998) was an English prelate and the Bishop of Leeds. Before that, he served as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Middlesbrough and as titular bishop of Theudalis.

Early life Wheeler was born on 5 May 1910 in Saddleworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, to Frederick (1880–1971) and Marjorie Wheeler (1881–1938). From 1924 to 1929, he was educated at Manchester Grammar School, then an all-boys free grammar school in Manchester. graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1932.

Career

Church of England From 1932 to 1933, Wheeler trained for holy orders in the Church of England at St Stephen's House, Oxford.

During this period, Wheeler became more and more convinced by the writings of Cardinal John Henry Newman, once also a priest of the Church of England and a leader of the Oxford Movement before being received into the Roman Catholic Church. On 18 September 1936, he followed the same path as Newman and was received into the Catholic Church during a service at Downside Abbey. He then enrolled at Beda College in Rome to study for the Catholic priesthood.

Catholic Church On 31 March 1940, Wheeler was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest by Cardinal Hinsley, Archbishop of Westminster, during a service at Westminster Cathedral. Wheeler's memoir, In Truth and Love, was published in 1990.