William Riddell

William Riddell
The Right Reverend; William Riddell
	Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	11 August 1847
Term ended	2 November 1847
Predecessor	Francis George Mostyn
Successor	William Hogarth
Other posts	Titular Bishop of Lagania
Orders
Ordination	March 1830 (priest)
Consecration	17 March 1844 (bishop); by John Briggs
Personal details
Born	5 February 1807; Felton Park, near Morpeth, Northumberland
Died	2 November 1847; Charlotte Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
Buried	St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne
Nationality	English
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	Ralph Riddell and Elizabeth Blount
Previous post	Coadjutor to the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District
Alma mater	Stonyhurst College; English College, Rome;

William Riddell (1807–1847) was a Roman Catholic bishop who briefly served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District of England in 1847.[1]

Early life and ministry

He was born at Felton Park, near Morpeth, Northumberland, England on 5 February 1807, the son of Ralph Riddell and Elizabeth Blount.[1][2] He began his education at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire on 21 September 1817, and then to the English College, Rome on 29 November 1823, where he completed his theological studies.[2] He was ordained a sub-deacon on 22 March 1828, a deacon in August 1829, and a priest in March 1830.[1][2] After leaving Rome for England on 1 August 1830, he had a brief period as secretary to Cardinal Weld.[2] In June 1832, he began as an assistant in the mission in Newcastle upon Tyne, and subsequently taking charge of the mission.[3]

Vicar Apostolic

He was appointed coadjutor to the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District, Bishop Francis George Mostyn, on 22 December 1843.[1] On the same day, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Lagania, and was consecrated to the Episcopate by Bishop John Briggs on 17 March 1844.[1] On the death of Bishop Mostyn on 11 August 1847, Riddell briefly succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District.[1]

He died in office at Charlotte Street, Newcastle upon Tyne on 2 November 1847, aged 40,[1] of typhus contracted while ministering to the victims of an epidemic, and is buried in the vaults of St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne.[4]

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References

"Bishop William Riddell". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 3, p. 345.
Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 3, pp. 345–346.
Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 3, p. 346.

Bibliography

Brady, W. Maziere (1876). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Volume 3. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Francis George Mostyn	Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District August–November 1847	Succeeded by William Hogarth

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[bridw-1] "Bishop William Riddell". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 22 June 2011.

[brady3p345-2] Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 3, p. 345.

[3] Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 3, pp. 345–346.

[4] Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 3, p. 346.