| The Right Reverend George Hilary Brown |
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| Bishop of Liverpool | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Liverpool |
| Appointed | 29 September 1850 |
| Reign ended | 25 January 1856 |
| Successor | Alexander Goss |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 June 1810 (priest) by William Gibson |
| Consecration | 24 August 1840 (bishop) by John Briggs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1784 Clifton, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 25 September 1856 (aged 72) Liverpool, England |
| Buried | St Oswald's Church, Old Swan, Liverpool |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | William Brown and Helen Brown (née Gradwell) |
| Previous post | Vicar Apostolic of the Lancashire District |
George Hilary Brown (1784–1856) was an English prelate who served as the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Liverpool from 1850 to 1856.[1]
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George Hilary Brown was born in Clifton, Lancashire on 15 January 1784,[1] the son of William Brown and Helen Brown (née Gradwell).[2] His first cousin was Robert Gradwell, Vicar Apostolic of the London District.[2] George entered St Cuthbert's College, Ushaw on 25 September 1799, and received the Tonsure, the four Minor Orders, and the sub-diaconate, at Ushaw, on 2 April 1808, from Bishop William Gibson, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District.[2] By the same bishop, he was ordained, at Ushaw, a deacon on 14 December 1809 and a priest on 13 June 1810.[2] He left Ushaw College on 8 April 1819, and took charge of the mission at Lancaster until he was nominated to the Lancashire Vicariate.[2]
He was appointed Vicar Apostolic of the Lancashire District and Titular Bishop of Bugia on 5 June 1840, and consecrated to the Episcopate in Liverpool on 24 August 1840.[1][3] The principal consecrator was Bishop John Briggs, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Thomas Griffiths and Bishop Thomas Walsh.[1][2] His titular see was translated from Bugia to Tlos on 22 April 1842.[1][4]
On 29 September 1850, the hierarchy was restored in England and Wales by Pope Pius IX. On that same day, the Lancashire Vicariate was replaced by the dioceses of Liverpool[5] and Salford.[6] George Hilary Brown was appointed the first Bishop of Liverpool.[1][7]
He died in Liverpool on 25 January 1856, aged 72, and was buried at St Oswald's Church, Old Swan, Liverpool.[1]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| New title | Vicar Apostolic of the Lancashire District 1840–1850 |
Last appointment |
| New title | Bishop of Liverpool 1850–1856 |
Succeeded by Alexander Goss |