Charles Graham (bishop) explained

Charles Graham
Bishop Of:Bishop emeritus of Plymouth
Province:Southwark
Diocese:Plymouth
Enthroned:25 October 1902
Ended:16 March 1911
Predecessor:William Vaughan
Successor:John Joseph Keily
Ordination:27 February 1926 (Priest)
Consecration:25 July 1947 (Bishop)
Birth Date:5 April 1834
Birth Place:Mhow, India
Death Place:Hayle, England
Religion:Roman Catholic

Charles Maurice Graham (1834 - 1912) was a British clergyman who held high office in the Roman Catholic Church.[1]

Life

Graham was born 5 April 1834 at Mhow, India. He was educated at Sacred Heart College at Prior Park and the English College, Rome. He was ordained in 1857, and two years later became secretary to the bishop and treasurer of the Diocese of Plymouth.[2]

He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Plymouth and Titular Bishop of Cisamus on 25 September 1891, and succeeded as diocesan Bishop of Plymouth on 25 October 1902. He retired on 16 March 1911 and took the title Bishop of Tiberias in partibus. He died in Hayle, Cornwall on 2 September 1912.[2]

Bishop Graham wrote the article on the "Diocese of Plymouth" for the Catholic Encyclopedia.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charles Maurice Graham . Catholic Hierarchy . 2009-06-20.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=oZQuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA68 The Catholic Encyclopedia and Its Makers, 1917, p. 68