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William Gordon (24 September 1831 – 7 June 1911) was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the second Bishop of Leeds.

Life and ministry

William Gordon was born in the village of Thirsk in the North Riding of Yorkshire. He was ordained to the priesthood by John Briggs, Bishop of Beverley, in 1856 at an age of 22.

Gordon then served as an assistant priest in the Diocese of Leeds. On 28 December 1889, Gordon was appointed as coadjutor Bishop of Leeds and titular Bishop of Arcadiopolis in Asia. He received his episcopal consecration on 24 February 1890, from Bernard O'Reilly, Bishop of Liverpool, with Richard Lacy, Bishop of Middlesbrough, and Thomas William Wilkinson, Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, serving as co-consecrators.

On 16 June 1890, Gordon was appointed to be the 2nd Bishop of Leeds, where he succeeded Robert Cornthwaite who had died in office.

Rt Rev William Gordon, Bishop of Leeds established Killingback Cemetery as a Leeds Catholic Cemetery in 1895.

Death

Gordon served as a bishop for more than 20 years and died on 7 June 1911, aged 79.

References

1. Diocese of Leeds website retrieved 24 September 2010
2. Google Books website, Catholic Bishops of Great Britain: A Reference to Roman Catholic Bishops from 1850 to 2015, by Chris Larsen (2016), page 116
3. ^ Google Books website, A History Of The Gordons: The Clan and House of Gordon, by Kenn Gordon
4. North West Catholic History website, Arundel to Zabi - A Biographical Dictionary of the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales (Deceased) 1623-2000, by Brian Plumb, page 30
5. North West Catholic History website, Arundel to Zabi - A Biographical Dictionary of the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales (Deceased) 1623-2000, by Brian Plumb, page 111

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Roman Catholic Bishops of Leeds I: Robert Cornthwaite II: William Gordon III: Joseph Robert Cowgill IV: Henry John Poskitt V: John Carmel Heenan VI: George Patrick Dwyer VII: Gordon Wheeler VIII: David Konstant IX: Arthur Roche (Bishop Emeritus) X: Marcus Stock
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