William Turner (Bishop of Salford)

The Right Reverend William Turner, D.D.
Bishop of Salford

Diocese	Salford
Appointed	27 June 1851
Term ended	13 July 1872
Successor	Herbert Vaughan
Orders
Ordination	17 December 1825 (priest)
Consecration	25 July 1851 (bishop) by Nicholas Wiseman
Personal details
Born	25 September 1799 Whittingham, Lancashire, England
Died	13 July 1872 (aged 72) Salford, Lancashire, England
Nationality	English
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	St Cuthbert's College, Ushaw English College, Rome

William Turner (1799–1872) was an English Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Salford from 1851 to 1872.

William Turner was born in Whittingham, near Preston, Lancashire on 25 September 1799. He began training for the priesthood at St Cuthbert's College, Ushaw in County Durham on 2 September 1815. After five years he left Ushaw and entered the English College, Rome on 3 November 1820 to continue his studies. While at Rome, he was ordained a subdeacon on 13 March 1824, a deacon on 18 December 1824, and a priest on 17 December 1825. He left Rome on 9 October 1826 to serve in the poor parishes in central Manchester. During that period, he became Vicar General to Dr George Brown, Vicar Apostolic of the Lancashire District. he served as Rector at St Chad's, Rook Street 1835-1842 and St Augustine's, Granby Row 1842-1853.

He was appointed the first Bishop of the Diocese of Salford by the Holy See on 27 June 1851. His episcopal ordination took place at Salford Cathedral on 25 July 1851, the principal consecrator was Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman, Archbishop of Westminster, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop William Bernard Ullathorne of Birmingham and Bishop William Wareing of Northampton.