William Maire was an English

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 prelate

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 of the Roman Catholic Church

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. He served as coadjutor

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 to the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District from 1768 to 1769.

He was born at Lartington Hall

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, Yorkshire

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 on 14 January 1704, the son of Thomas Maire and Mary Maire (née Fermor). He was ordained

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 to the priesthood

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 at Tournai

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 by James Augustine O'Daly, Bishop of Kilfenora

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 in December 1730. William Maire was appointed coadjutor

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 to Francis Petre

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Francis Petre was an English Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District from 1752 to 1775.Born in Fidlers, Essex on 2 October 1692, he was ordained to the priesthood on 31 March 1720. He was appointed coadjutor to Edward Dicconson, Vicar Apostolic of the...

, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District on 1 October 1767. He was consecrated

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 the Titular Bishop

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 of Cinna

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on 29 May 1768, the principal consecrator

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 was Bishop Richard Challoner

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, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Francis Petre

Francis Petre (bishop)

Francis Petre was an English Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District from 1752 to 1775.Born in Fidlers, Essex on 2 October 1692, he was ordained to the priesthood on 31 March 1720. He was appointed coadjutor to Edward Dicconson, Vicar Apostolic of the...

 and Bishop James Robert Talbot

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Without succeeding the vicariate, he died at Lartington Hall on 25 July 1769, aged 65, and buried in the family vault at the Anglican Parish Church in Romaldkirk

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