William Turner (bishop of Galloway) explained

Honorific Prefix:The Right Reverend
William Turner
Bishop of Galloway
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Diocese:Galloway
Appointed:16 June 1893
Term End:19 January 1914
Predecessor:John McLachlan
Successor:James McCarthy
Ordination:26 April 1868
Ordained By:Pietro de Villanova Castellacci
Consecration:25 July 1893
Consecrated By:Angus MacDonald
Birth Date:12 December 1844
Birth Place:Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Death Date:19 January 1914 (aged 69)
Death Place:Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Motto:Fortitudo mea Dominus
Education:St Mary's College, Blairs
Alma Mater:Pontifical Scots College

William Turner (12 December 1844 – 19 January 1914) was a British Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Galloway from 1893 to 1914.

Life

He was born in Aberdeen, United Kingdom on 12 December 1844. He entered Blairs College in 1858 and completed his studies at the Scots College, Rome. He was ordained to the priesthood on 26 April 1868.[1]

He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Galloway by the Holy See on 16 June 1893, and consecrated to the Episcopate on 25 July 1893. The principal consecrator was Archbishop Angus MacDonald of St Andrews and Edinburgh, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Hugh MacDonald of Aberdeen and Bishop James August Smith of Dunkeld (later Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh).

He died in office on 19 January 1914, aged 69.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Welsh, Thomas . The Catholic Directory for the Clergy and Laity in Scotland 1915 . Sands & Co. . 1915 . Edinburgh . 257–262.