Prince john england biography

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John England (bishop)

1st Roman Catholic Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina

His Excellency.

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The Most Reverend


John England

ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeCharleston
In officeSeptember 21, 1820–
April 11, 1842
SuccessorIgnatius A. Reynolds
OrdinationOctober 10, 1809
ConsecrationSeptember 21, 1820
by John Murphy
BornSeptember 23, 1786

Cork, Ireland

DiedApril 11, 1842 (aged 55)
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
EducationTheological College of Carlow

John England (September 23, 1786, in Cork, Ireland – April 11, 1842 in Charleston, South Carolina) was an Irish-born American prelate of the Catholic Church.

He served as the first Bishop of Charleston, leading a diocese that then covered three Southern states. England previously served as a priest in Cork, Ireland, where he was active in the movement for Catholic emancipation in the British Isles. As bishop in Charleston, he ministered to and provided edu