James Whitfield (bishop)

infobox bishopbiog
name = James Whitfield †


See = Archdiocese of Baltimore
Title = Archbishop of Baltimore
Period = January 29, 1828—October 19, 1834
Predecessor = Ambrose Maréchal †
Successor = Samuel Eccleston †
ordination = July 24, 1809
bishops = Diocese of Richmond
date of birth = November 3, 1770
place of birth = Liverpool, England
date of death = October 19, 1834
place of death = Baltimore, Maryland |

Archbishop James Whitfield (November 3, 1770 - October 19, 1834) was the fourth Roman Catholic archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland from 1828 to 1834.

Archbishop James Whitfield was born in Liverpool, England on November 3, 1770. He was ordained as a priest on July 24, 1809. In 1828, he was appointed the Apostolic Administrator of Richmond, Virginia. On January 8, 1828 he was appointed the Coadjutor Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, and the Titular Archbishop of Apollonia. On January 29, 1828 he succeeded Ambrose Maréchal as Archbishop of Baltimore.

Whitfield was ordained Bishop of Baltimore on May 25, 1828. He resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Richmond and died on October 19, 1834.

Source

* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bwhitf.html Catholic Hierarchy]

External links

* [http://www.archbalt.org/our-history/ordinaries-detail.cfm?customel_datapageid_999=2213 Archdiocese of Baltimore Page About James Whitfield]