Bartholomew Stanislaus Wilson
Bartholomew Stanislaus Wilson C.S.Sp. (1884–1938), sometimes referred to as Bartholomew Stanley Wilson, was an Irish-born Roman Catholic priest, bishop, and member of the Spiritan order. He served as Vicar Apostolic of Bagamoyo in East Africa, and also of Sierra Leone, British West Africa.
Life[edit]
Wilson was born on 27 May 1884 in Queenstown, Cobh, Co. Cork, Ireland.[1] He entered the Spiritan order and was ordained to the priesthood on 28 October 1913.[citation needed] He had three brothers who were priests, and a sister, who was a Sister of Mercy.
He volunteered as a Military Chaplain in World War I, with the 15th Regiment, serving from 1915 to 1917, and was awarded the Military Cross.[2] After two years as an army chaplain, he returned to Ireland, serving as Dean of Discipline, in Rockwell College and subsequently Director of Scholastics in Blackrock College.[3]
On 4 January 1924 Pope Pius XI appointed him to Titular Bishop of Acmonia and Vicar Apostolic of Bagamoyo, in present-day Tanzania.[4]
In 1933, Bishop Wilson was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Sierra Leone, succeeding fellow Irish Spiritan, John Joseph O'Gorman CSSp on 16 April 1936. Pius XI accepted Bishop Wilson's resignation request, and he was succeeded by another Irish Spiritan Ambrose Kelly C.S.Sp.[5]
He died on 28 October 1938.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Bishop Bartholomew Wilson Catholic Hierarchy.
- ^ Bishop Bartholomew Wilson (1884–1938) Glowing Embers, May 2016.
- ^ 'The Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 – 1954) Thu 3 Aug 1933. Page 16.
- ^ Diocese of Morogoro www.gcatholic.org
- ^ A Brief History of the Catholic Church in the Gambia and Sierra Leone The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Gambia and Sierre Leone.