Joseph Cowgill | |
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| Bishop of Leeds | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| See | Leeds |
| In office | 7 June 1911 – 12 May 1936 |
| Predecessor | William Gordon |
| Successor | Henry Poskitt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1860-02-23)23 February 1860 |
| Died | (1936-05-12)12 May 1936 Leeds,England |
Joseph Robert Cowgill (23 February 1860 – 12 May 1936) was anEnglishprelate of theRoman Catholic Church. He served as the thirdBishop of Leeds.[1]
Joseph Cowgill was born in villageBroughton inNorth Yorkshire on 23 February 1860. He wasordained to thepriesthood on 19 May 1883 at an age of 23.[1]
He then served as assistantpriest in theDiocese of Leeds. On 26 September 1905, Cowgill was appointed ascoadjutor Bishop of Leeds andtitular Bishop of Olena. He received hisepiscopal consecration on 30 November 1905 fromThomas Whiteside, Bishop (later Archbishop) of Liverpool, withFrancis Mostyn,Bishop of Menevia (laterArchbishop of Cardiff) andSamuel Webster Allen,Bishop of Shrewsbury serving asco-consecrators.[1]
Cowgill became the thirdBishop of Leeds,[1] when he succeededWilliam Gordon who died in office on 7 June 1911.
Joseph Cowgill was known asChildren's Bishop, and he celebrated the requiem mass forMother Mary Loyola, who was an internationally bestselling writer with many books for children.[2] He was the one to set up (in 1911) the Diocesan Rescue and Protection Society to develop a more systematic approach to addressing the needs of poverty and disadvantage in the Diocese. An annual collection in all missions and the annual Good Shepherd collection in schools was established that year to fund the new initiative. SoCatholic Care was established.[3]
He died on 12 May 1936[1] and was buried at theKillingbeck Cemetery inLeeds.
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Leeds 1911–1936 | Succeeded by |
