James Sharples (bishop)
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The Right Reverend James Sharples | |
|---|---|
| Coadjutor to the Vicar Apostolic of the Lancashire District | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 7 August 1843 |
| Term ended | 11 August 1850 |
| Other post(s) | Titular bishop of Samaria |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 30 November 1823 (priest) |
| Consecration | 15 August 1843 (bishop) by Giacomo Filippo Fransoni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 October 1797 |
| Died | 11 August 1850 (aged 52) Eccleston, Lancashire |
| Buried | St Mary's Churchyard, Great Eccleston, Lancashire |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Thomas 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.
James Sharples was born in Liverpool on 19 October 1797, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Sharples.[1] He began training for the priesthood at Ushaw College in County Durham on 27 January 1809. James left Ushaw on 21 September 1818, and continued with his studies at the English College, Rome, arriving there on 18 December 1818. He became a distinguished student, winning prizes in Theology and Hebrew. While at the English College, he was ordained a subdeacon on 21 December 1822, a deacon on 20 May 1823, and a priest on 30 November 1823.[2] He left Rome in July 1824 to join the mission in the north of England.[3]
At first he took temporary appointments at Lea and Kirkham before taking charge of the mission of St Alban's in Blackburn. He caused controversy when he placed a brass plaque with the word "Rectory" at the entrance of the clergy house in Blackburn, which offended Anglicans and lead to questions being asked in Parliament. However, the brass plaque remained for over a hundred years. After fourteen years at Blackburn, he was appointed to St Marie's Church, Sheffield in 1839, which later became the Cathedral Church of St Marie for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hallam.[1]
