Richard Challoner | |
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Vicar Apostolic of the London District | |
Appointed | 12 September 1739 (co-adjutor) |
Installed | 22 September 1758 |
Term ended | 12 January 1781 |
Predecessor | Benjamin Petre |
Successor | James Robert Talbot |
Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Doberus |
Orders | |
Ordination | 28 March 1716 |
Consecration | 29 January 1741 by Benjamin Petre |
Personal details | |
Born | Lewes, England | 29 September 1691
Died | 12 January 1781 Gloucester Street, off Queen Square, London, England | (aged 89)
Buried | (1) Milton, Berkshire (2) Westminster Cathedral |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Richard Challoner (29 September 1691 – 12 January 1781) was an English Catholic prelate who served as Vicar Apostolic of the London District during the greater part of the 18th century, and as Titular Bishop of Doberus. In 1738, he published a revision of the Douay–Rheims Bible.