Richard Downey


Richard Downey
Archbishop of Liverpool
ArchdioceseLiverpool
SeeLiverpool
Appointed3 August 1928
Installed21 September 1928
Term ended16 June 1953
PredecessorFrederick William Keating
SuccessorWilliam Godfrey
Orders
Ordination25 May 1907
by Thomas Whiteside
Consecration21 September 1928
by Francis Alphonsus Bourne
Personal details
Born(1881-05-05)5 May 1881
Died16 June 1953(1953-06-16) (aged 72)
Liverpool, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
DenominationRoman Catholic

Richard Downey (5 May 1881 – 16 June 1953) was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Liverpool from 1928 until his death.