Bishop John England correspondence, 1820-1839

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Bishop John England correspondence, 1820-1839

1820-1839

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This collection contains photocopied correspondence from John England as bishop of the Diocese of Charleston mostly to Reverend Simon William Gabriel Bruté de Rémur, later bishop of Vincennes, Indiana. Also included is correspondence from John England as Charleston's bishop-elect to the archbishop of Baltimore, Ambrose Maréchal, informing him of his appointment as bishop; correspondence to Archbishop Joseph Signay, of Quebec, Canada; and Doctor Francis Lieber, a professor at South Carolina College, now the University of South Carolina.

0.10 Linear Feet (1 folder)

eng, Latn

Catholic Diocese of Charleston (S.C.). Archives and Records Management Office

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England, John, 1786-1842

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John England (born September 23, 1786, in Cork, Ireland – died April 11, 1842, in Charleston, South Carolina), Irish-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Charleston, which then covered three Southern States. England previously served as a priest in Cork where he was active in the movement for Catholic Emancipation in the United Kingdom. As bishop in Charleston, he ministered to and provided education for many free and enslaved Afr...