francis, mostyn, archbishop, cardiff, earlier, english, bishop, francis, mostyn, vicar, apostolic, northern, district, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsour. For the earlier English bishop see Francis Mostyn Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Francis Mostyn archbishop of Cardiff news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message Francis Mostyn 6 August 1860 25 October 1939 was a Welsh prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the Archbishop of Cardiff from 1921 until his death in 1939 1 The Most ReverendFrancis MostynArchbishop of CardiffChurchCatholicArchdioceseCardiffAppointed7 March 1921In office1921 1939PredecessorJames BilsborrowSuccessorMichael McGrathOrdersOrdination14 September 1884Consecration14 September 1895by Herbert VaughanPersonal detailsBorn 1860 08 06 6 August 1860Talacre Flintshire WalesDied25 October 1939 1939 10 25 aged 79 Cardiff Glamorgan WalesPrevious post s Titular Bishop of Ascalon 1895 1898 Vicar Apostolic of Wales 1895 1898 Bishop of Menevia 1898 1921 Styles of Francis MostynReference styleThe Most ReverendSpoken styleYour GraceReligious styleArchbishop Contents 1 Biography 2 Death 3 References 4 External linksBiography editFrancis Edward Joseph Mostyn was born in Talacre Flintshire Wales the fourth son of Sir Pyers Mostyn 8th Baronet 1811 1882 see Mostyn Baronets and Frances Georgina nee Fraser died 1899 a daughter of the 12th Lord Lovat He was ordained to the priesthood on 14 September 1884 On 4 July 1895 he was appointed the first Vicar Apostolic of Wales and Titular Bishop of Ascalon by Pope Leo XIII 1 Mostyn received his episcopal consecration on the following 14 September 1895 the ninth anniversary of his priestly ordination from Cardinal Herbert Vaughan with Bishops John Carroll and John Hedley OSB serving as co consecrators 1 He was later named Bishop of Menevia upon his vicariate s elevation to a diocese on 14 May 1898 On 7 March 1921 Mostyn was appointed Archbishop of Cardiff by Pope Benedict XV leading the only archdiocese in Wales citation needed Death editArchbishop Mostyn died in office in October 1939 aged 79 having served as archbishop for eighteen years 1 References edit a b c d Archbishop Francis Edward Joseph Mostyn Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved 5 July 2011 self published source External links editGenealogy of Francis Edward Mostyn Catholic Church titles New title Vicar Apostolic of Wales1895 1898 Last appointment New title Bishop of Menevia1898 1921 Succeeded byFrancis John Vaughan Preceded byJames Romanus Bilsborrow Archbishop of Cardiff1921 1939 Succeeded byMichael Joseph McGrath Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Wales Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francis Mostyn archbishop of Cardiff amp oldid 1161536535, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
