Arthur Doubleday (16 October 1865 – 23 January 1951) was a

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n-born

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who served in the

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as the second

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from 1920 to 1951. Born in

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on 16 October 1865, he was

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for the

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on 22 December 1888. He was appointed the

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of the

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by the

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on 7 May 1920. His

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to the

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took place on 23 June 1920, the principal

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was Cardinal

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

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of Southwark and Bishop William Cotter of Portsmouth. Bishop Doubleday died in office on 23 January 1951, aged 85.

References

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