James Bilsborrow

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Field	Value
type	Archbishop
honorific-prefix	The Most Reverend
name	James Romanus Bilsborrow
honorific-suffix	O.S.B.
title	Archbishop of Cardiff
church	Roman Catholic
archdiocese	Cardiff
appointed	7 February 1916
term	1916-1920
term_start	1916
term_end	16 December 1920
predecessor	First Archbishop
successor	Francis Mostyn
other_post	Titular Archbishop of Cius
ordination	23 June 1889
consecration	24 February 1911
consecrated_by	John Hedley
rank	Metropolitan Archbishop
birth_date
birth_place	Walton-le-Dale, England
death_date
death_place
nationality	English
spouse
previous_post	Bishop of Port-Louis (1911-1916)
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Born in Preston, Lancashire on 27 August 1862, he was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict on 23 June 1889. He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Port-Louis in Mauritius on 13 September 1910. His consecration to the Episcopate took place on 24 February 1911, the principal consecrator was John Cuthbert Hedley, Bishop of Newport, and the principal co-consecrators were Peter Augustine O'Neill, Bishop Emeritus of Port-Louis and Joseph Robert Cowgill, Bishop of Leeds. Six years later, Bilsborrow was appointed the first Archbishop of Cardiff on 7 February 1916.

He resigned the post on 16 December 1920 and appointed Titular Archbishop of Cius. He died on 19 June 1931, aged 68.

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References

1. {{Catholic-hierarchy. bishop. bbils. Archbishop James Romanus Bilsborrow, O.S.B.. 26 June 2011

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