James Sharples (bishop)


James Sharples
Coadjutor to the Vicar Apostolic of the Lancashire District
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed7 August 1843
Term ended11 August 1850
Other post(s)Titular bishop of Samaria
Orders
Ordination30 November 1823 (priest)
Consecration15 August 1843 (bishop)
by Giacomo Filippo Fransoni
Personal details
Born19 October 1797
Died11 August 1850 (aged 52)
Eccleston, Lancashire
BuriedSt Mary's Churchyard, Great Eccleston, Lancashire
NationalityEnglish
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsThomas and Elizabeth Sharples
Alma mater

James Sharples (1797–1850) was an English Roman Catholic bishop. He served as coadjutor to the Vicar Apostolic of the Lancashire District from 1843 until his death in 1850.