The Right Reverend Thomas Joseph Brown O.S.B. |
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Bishop of Newport and Menevia | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Newport and Menevia |
Appointed | 29 September 1850 |
In office | 1850-1880 |
Successor | John Hedley |
Orders | |
Ordination | 7 April 1823 by William Poynter |
Consecration | 28 October 1840 by Thomas Griffiths |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born |
Bath, Somerset, England |
May 2, 1796
Died | April 12, 1880 | (aged 83)
Nationality | English |
Previous post | Vicar Apostolic of Wales District (1840-1850)< |
Styles of Joseph Brown OSB |
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Reference style | The Right Reverend |
Spoken style | My Lord or Bishop |
Thomas Joseph Brown OSB (called Joseph; 1796–1880) was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He served for two ecclesiastical jurisdictions, first as the Vicar Apostolic of the Welsh District from 1840 to 1850, then as Bishop of Newport and Menevia from 1850 to 1880.
Born in Bath, Somerset on 2 May 1796, Brown was ordained a priest of the Order of Saint Benedict on 12 March 1823. Through reorganisation of the Catholic Church in England and Wales in 1840, the Welsh District was created out of the Western District. Brown was appointed the Vicar Apostolic of the Welsh District and Titular Bishop of Apollonia on 5 June 1840. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 28 October 1840, the principal consecrator was Bishop Thomas Griffiths (Vicar Apostolic of the London District), and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop William Wareing (Vicar Apostolic of the Eastern District {of England}) and Bishop Bernard Collier (Vicar Apostolic of the Cape of Good Hope.)