Bishop Thomas Griffiths

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Bishop Thomas Griffiths was a 19th-century English Roman Catholic prelate known for his leadership in the revival and expansion of Catholic life and institutions in London.

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instanceOf English Roman Catholic prelate ⓘ
Roman Catholic bishop ⓘ
activeYears early 19th century ⓘ
mid 19th century ⓘ
appointedAsVicarApostolicOfLondonDistrict 1836 ⓘ
burialPlace St Edmund's College, Ware ⓘ
consecratedBy James Yorke Bramston ⓘ
consecrationAsBishopDate 1833-06-29 ⓘ
countryOfBirth Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1791-06-02 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1847-08-12 ⓘ
denomination Latin Church ⓘ
diocese Vicariate Apostolic of the London District ⓘ
educatedAt English College, Douai ⓘ
St Edmund's College, Ware ⓘ
endTime 1847 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
familyName Griffiths ⓘ
givenName Thomas ⓘ
honorificPrefix The Right Reverend ⓘ
knownFor development of Catholic education in London ⓘ
expansion of Catholic institutions in London ⓘ
revival of Catholic life in London ⓘ
mannerOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
memberOf Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableWork reorganization of the London District missions ⓘ
strengthening Catholic institutions before the restoration of the hierarchy in England ⓘ
support for building new Catholic churches in London ⓘ
occupation Catholic bishop ⓘ
clergyman ⓘ
placeOfBirth London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Titular Bishop of Olena ⓘ
Vicar Apostolic of the London District ⓘ
predecessor James Yorke Bramston ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
rite Roman Rite ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
startTime 1836 ⓘ
successor Nicholas Wiseman ⓘ
title Bishop ⓘ

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St George’s Cathedral, Southwark → founder → Bishop Thomas Griffiths ⓘ