Joseph Brown (bishop)

The Right Reverend

Joseph Brown

O.S.B.
Bishop of Newport and Menevia
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseNewport and Menevia
Appointed29 September 1850
In office1850-1880
SuccessorJohn Hedley
Previous post(s)Vicar Apostolic of Wales District (1840-1850)
Orders
Ordination7 April 1823
by William Poynter
Consecration28 October 1840
by Thomas Griffiths
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
Thomas Joseph Brown

(1796-05-02)2 May 1796
Died12 April 1880(1880-04-12) (aged 83)
NationalityBritish
Styles of
Joseph Brown OSB
Reference styleThe Right Reverend
Spoken styleMy Lord or Bishop
Church of St Michael and All Angels in the Benedictine Belmont Abbey, Herefordshire, a resting place of Bishop Thomas Joseph Brown, O.S.B.

Thomas Joseph Brown OSB (called Joseph;[1][2][3] 2 May 1796 – 12 April 1880) was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He served for two ecclesiastical jurisdictions, first as the Vicar Apostolic of the Welsh District from 1840 to 1850, then as Bishop of Newport and Menevia from 1850 to 1880.[4]

  1. ^ New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia – Downside Abbey; accessed 2 March 2014.
  2. ^ Mill Hill Missionaries – Our Founder; accessed 2 March 2014.
  3. ^ Belmont Abbey Association – A Brief History; accessed 2 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Bishop Thomas Joseph Brown, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 June 2011.