Abbot Richard Placid Burchall, O.S.B. †

Deceased

President of Order of Saint Benedict

Note(s): (President General/English Benedictine Congregation)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
4 Dec 1810		Born
1833²	22.0	Professed	Member of Order of Saint Benedict
1836²	25.0	Ordained Priest	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict
9 Jul 1847⁸	36.5	Appointed	Bishop of Maitland, Australia
9 Jul 1847⁸	36.5	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Sydney, Australia
1854²	43.0	Elected	President of Order of Saint Benedict
1883²	72.0	Resigned	President of Order of Saint Benedict
7 Mar 1885	74.2	Died	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain ; ⁸ Did Not Take Effect

MicroData Summary for Richard Placid Burchall
(WikiData: Q69437279)
Abbot Richard Placid Burchall O.S.B. (born 4 Dec 1810, died 7 Mar 1885) President of Order of Saint Benedict

First Vatican Council: Council Father

Event Place
Birth Place Aspull, near Wigan, Lancashire
Ordained Bishop Woolton
Buried Place (Original) St. Mary's, Woolton

a priest for 49.1 years

Event	Place
Birth Place	Aspull, near Wigan, Lancashire
Ordained Bishop	Woolton
Buried Place (Original)	St. Mary's, Woolton

Source(s):

b: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1847

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