Thomas Whiteside (17 April 1857 – 28 January 1921) was an

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of the

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. He served as the fourth

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(1894–1911) before being elevated to

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(1911–1921). Thomas Whiteside was born in

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on 17 April 1857, the son of Robert and Isabella Whiteside, of St George's Quay. He attended the local parochial school, and was an altar boy at St. Peter's Church. Whiteside was

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to the priesthood on 30 May 1885 at St. John's Lateran in Rome,Larsen, Chris. ''Catholic Bishops of Great Britain'', Sacristy Press, 2016, p. 120
/ref> and served as president of the diocesan seminary, St Joseph's College, Up Holland. Hughes, James. "Liverpool." The Catholic Encyclopedia
Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 28 February 2020 He was appointed the

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of the

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on 12 July 1894. His

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to the

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took place on 15 August 1894, the principal

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was Cardinal

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, Archbishop of Westminster, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop William Gordon of Leeds and Bishop

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of Salford. Whiteside became the Metropolitan

on 28 October 1911 when the diocese was elevated to the status of a

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. He died in office on 28 January 1921, aged 63. He is buried at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King.

References

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