William Hogarth (bishop)
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The Right Reverend William Hogarth | |
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| Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Hexham and Newcastle |
| Appointed | 29 September 1850 |
| Term ended | 29 January 1866 |
| Successor | James Chadwick |
| Previous post(s) | |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 December 1809 by William Gibson |
| Consecration | 24 August 1848 by John Briggs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 March 1786 Dodding Green, Kendal, Westmorland |
| Died | 29 January 1866 (aged 79) Darlington, County Durham |
| Buried | Ushaw College cemetery |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | Ushaw College |
William Hogarth (1786 – 1866) was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle.
Born at Dodding Green, Kendal, Westmorland on 25 March 1786,[1] he began his early education at Crook Hall, near Consett on 29 August 1796. Hogarth received the tonsure and the four minor orders from Bishop William Gibson on 19 March 1807.[2] The hall became inadequate for its purpose and the establishment was moved to Ushaw College in 1808.[3] He was ordained a sub-deacon on 2 April 1808, a deacon on 14 December 1808, and a priest on 20 December 1809 at Ushaw.[4]
Following his ordination as a priest, it had been intended for Hogarth to serve the mission in Blackburn, but he was too useful to Ushaw and was made one of the professors, and became General Prefect. He left the college on 31 October 1816 to serve as the chaplain at Cliffe Hall, Cliffe in Yorkshire. After eight years, he was transferred to the mission in Darlington on 9 November 1824.[2] He became Vicar General to bishops Briggs, Mostyn and Riddell successively.[2]
