William Hogarth (1786 – 1866) was an

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of the

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. He was the first

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Early life and ministry

Born at Dodding Green,

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on 25 March 1786, he began his early education at

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, near

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on 29 August 1796. Hogarth received the

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and the four

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from Bishop

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on 19 March 1807. The hall became inadequate for its purpose and the establishment was moved to

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in 1808. He was

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a sub-deacon on 2 April 1808, a

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on 14 December 1808, and a

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on 20 December 1809 at Ushaw.Larsen, Chris. ''Catholic Bishops of Great Britain'', Sacristy Press, 2016, p. 106
/ref> Following his ordination as a priest, it had been intended for Hogarth to serve the

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, but he was too useful to Ushaw and was made one of the professors, and became General Prefect. He left the college on 31 October 1816 to serve as the chaplain at Cliffe Hall, Cliffe in

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. After eight years, he was transferred to the mission in

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on 9 November 1824. He became

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to bishops Briggs,

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and Riddell successively.

Episcopal career

He was appointed the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District of England and

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of ''

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to the

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took place at St Cuthbert's Chapel, Ushaw College on 24 August 1848, the principal

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was Bishop John Briggs, with bishops

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and

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as co-consecrators. On the restoration of the Catholic Hierarchy in England and Wales on 29 September 1850, the Northern District was elevated to the Diocese of Hexham, with William Hogarth as its first bishop. He was one of the first restored Hierarchy to sign a public document with the title "William, bishop of Hexham" in defiance of the threatened consequencies of the

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. His episcopal title was changed on 23 May 1861 to

when it was decreed that

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should be the bishop's

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, and the

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should be renamed the

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. He died in office at

on 29 January 1866, aged 79. A

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was held at St Augustine's Church, Darlington on 1 February 1866, followed by his burial at Ushaw College cemetery on 6 February 1866.

References

Bibliography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hogarth, William 1786 births 1866 deaths 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in England Alumni of Ushaw College People from Kendal Apostolic vicars of England and Wales Roman Catholic bishops of Hexham and Newcastle