Nicholas Wiseman
English Catholic cardinal (1802–1865) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman[3] (3 August 1802 – 15 February 1865) was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church who became the first Archbishop of Westminster upon the re-establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales in 1850.[4]
Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster Primate of England and Wales | |
Province | Westminster |
Diocese | Westminster |
Appointed | 29 August 1847 (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic) |
Installed | 29 September 1850 |
Term ended | 15 February 1865 |
Predecessor | Thomas Walsh (as Vicar Apostolic) |
Successor | Henry Edward Manning |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana |
Orders | |
Ordination | 19 March 1825 |
Consecration | 8 June 1840 by Giacomo Filippo Fransoni |
Created cardinal | 30 September 1850 by Pius IX |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Nicolás Patricio Esteban Wiseman[1] (1802-08-03)3 August 1802[2] |
Died | 15 February 1865(1865-02-15) (aged 62) York Place, Portman Square, London, England |
Buried | Westminster Cathedral |
Denomination | Catholic |
Parents | James Wiseman and Xaviera Wiseman (née Strange) |
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Styles of Nicholas Wiseman | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
Born in Seville to Irish parents, Wiseman was educated at a school in Waterford before attending St. Cuthbert's College at Ushaw. From there he went to the English College in Rome, where he subsequently became Rector. While in Rome, he was assigned to preach to the English Catholics there. As Rector, he was the representative of the English bishops. During a visit to England in 1836, he helped initiate the periodical Dublin Review. In 1840, he was appointed president of Oscott College.