James Talbot (bishop)


James Robert Talbot
Vicar Apostolic of the London District
Appointed10 March 1759 (co-adjutor)
Installed12 January 1781
Term ended26 January 1790
PredecessorRichard Challoner
SuccessorJohn Douglass
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Birtha
Orders
Ordination19 December 1750
Consecration24 August 1759
by Richard Challoner
Personal details
Born
James Robert Talbot

(1726-06-28)28 June 1726
Died26 January 1790(1790-01-26) (aged 63)
Hammersmith, Middlesex
NationalityEnglish
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsGeorge Talbot and Mary FitzWilliam
Alma materEnglish College, Douai

James Robert Talbot (28 June 1726 – 26 January 1790) was an English Catholic prelate who served as Vicar Apostolic of the London District from 1781 until his death. He was the last Catholic priest to be indicted in the country's public courts for saying Mass.