biography
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Vaughan, Herbert (Alfred), Cardinal
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pronunciation:
[vawn]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1832–1903)
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| biography:
| Roman Catholic cardinal, born in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, SWC England, UK. He was educated at Stonyhurst and at Rome, entered the priesthood in 1854, and in 1872 was consecrated Bishop of Salford. In 1892 he succeeded Manning as Archbishop of Westminster, and the following year was raised to the cardinalate. He was founder of St Joseph's College for foreign missions at Mill Hill, and proprietor of the Tablet and the Dublin Review. He was responsible for the building of Westminster Cathedral. |
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