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William Robert Brownlow (4 July 1830 – 9 November 1901) was an English prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Clifton from 1894 to 1901.

Born in Winslow, Buckinghamshire on 4 July 1830, Brownow was the son of Reverend William Brownlow, Rector of Wilmslow, Cheshire. He was educated at Rugby and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1852. In 1853 he was appointed Curate of Great Wyrley, Staffordshire. He subsequently served as curate at St Bartholomew´s, Moor Lane, at Tetbury, Gloucestershire, and at St. John´s, Torquay, before being received into the Roman Catholic Church on 1 November 1863. After further studies of theology at the English College, Rome, he was ordained to the priesthood on 22 December 1866.

Back in the United Kingdom, Brownlow was appointed missioner at St Mary´s church, Torquay, in 1867, and Canon of Plymouth in 1878. He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Clifton by the Holy See on 20 March 1894. His consecration to the Episcopate took place on 1 May 1894, the principal consecrator was Cardinal Herbert Vaughan, Archbishop of Westminster, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop John Vertue of Portsmouth and Bishop Charles Graham of Plymouth.

Brownlow was co-editor of the Roma Sotteranea; or an Account of the Roman Catacombs alongside James Spencer Northcote and was also the author of various papers on slavery and serfdom in Europe, and on Christian antiquities. He was an active supporter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

He died in office on 9 November 1901, aged 71.

References

1. ^ "Bishop William Robert Brownlow". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
2. ^ "Obituary". The Times. No. 36609. London. 11 November 1901. p. 10.
3. Larsen, Chris (April 2016). Catholic Bishops of Great Britain: A Reference to Roman Catholic Bishops from 1850 to 2015. ISBN 9781910519257.

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Bishops of Clifton I: Joseph William Hendren II: Thomas Burgess III: William Clifford IV: William Brownlow V: George Burton VI: William Lee VII: Joseph Rudderham VIII: Mervyn Alexander IX: Declan Lang X: Bosco MacDonald
Churches Clifton Cathedral – Cathedral Church of Saints Peter and Paul Our Lady and St Alphege, Bath St John, Bath St Thomas More, Bradford-on-Avon St James' Priory, Bristol St Mary on the Quay, Bristol St Gregory, Cheltenham Immaculate Conception, Clevedon Our Lady St Mary of Glastonbury St Peter, Gloucester St Aldhelm, Malmesbury Holy Ghost, Midsomer Norton St Osmund, Salisbury Holy Rood, Swindon St George, Taunton St Teresa of Lisieux, Taunton St Joseph, Weston-super-Mare
Patronal Feasts of the Diocese Saints Peter and Paul (29 June) Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (8 December)
Schools All Hallows Preparatory School All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham Downside School Prior Park College St Augustine's Catholic College St Bede's Catholic College St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School St Brendan's Sixth Form College St Edward's School, Cheltenham Saint Gregory's Catholic College St Joseph's Catholic College St Joseph's Catholic School, Laverstock St Peter's High School, Gloucester
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