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Francis Joseph Nicholson OCD (29 April 180330 April 1855) was a Discalced Carmelite and archbishop of Corfu, then in the
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, a British protectorate. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. Around the middle of the 19th century, he played a role in an attempt to establish diplomatic recognition between the Holy See and the United Kingdom.


Chronology

* 23 March 1825: vows in the Order of the Discalced Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel * 1828: ordained to priesthood * 27 March 1846: appointed
Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of Tamasus (did not take effect) * 12 May 1846: appointed
Coadjutor Archbishop The term "coadjutor" (literally "co-assister" in Latin) is a title qualifier indicating that the holder shares the office with another person, with powers equal to the other in all but formal order of precedence. These include: * Coadjutor bishop ...
of
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,
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, assisting incumbent Pier-Antonio Nostrano, with the title of a Titular Bishop of Hierapolis * 24 May 1846: ordained Titular Bishop of Hierapolis * May 1852: succeeded as Archbishop of Corfu


References

1803 births 1855 deaths Irish Roman Catholic archbishops Roman Catholic archbishops of Corfu United States of the Ionian Islands people Discalced Carmelite bishops Irish expatriate Roman Catholic archbishops Christian clergy from County Dublin {{Ireland-RC-archbishop-stub