John Barrett (bishop)
| The Right Reverend John Patrick Barrett | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Plymouth | |
| Province | Southwark |
| Diocese | Plymouth |
| Installed | 7 June 1929 |
| Term ended | 2 November 1946 |
| Predecessor | John Joseph Keily |
| Successor | Francis Joseph Grimshaw |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 June 1906 |
| Consecration | 22 February 1927 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 October 1878 |
| Died | 2 November 1946 (aged 68) |
| Denomination | Catholic |
John Patrick Barrett (31 October 1878 – 2 November 1946), was a British clergyman who held high office in the Roman Catholic Church.[1][2]
He was born on 31 October 1878 in Liverpool, England. He was educated at St Edward's College, Everton, and at the University of London (he gained his Bachelor of Arts {BA} there, a Doctor of Philosophy {PhD} later, and a Doctor of Divinity {DD} from the Pontifical Gregorian University). He was ordained a priest on 19 June 1906 at Upholland, Skelmersdale.[2] After a period as a , he became Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham in 1927 and was elevated to the episcopy as the fifth Bishop of Plymouth on 7 June 1929; he was enthroned on 31 July and continued in the post until his death.[1] When his house was destroyed in an air raid in 1941, during the Second World War, he moved into a nearby convent, where he died suddenly but peacefully on 2 November 1946.[3]
During Barrett's time as bishop, several new places of worship were established. At Ottery, two female converts set up a chapel at Raleigh House, which later became St Anthony's Church. The Marist Sisters set up a convent in the town in 1940, which continued until 2007.[4] The foundation stone of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament at Heavitree was laid by Barrett in 1931.[5] The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Plympton was designed by Leonard Drysdale and built in memory of Barrett's predecessor, John Keily, and was consecrated in 1934.[6]
St Boniface's Catholic College in Plymouth has an apartment named after him.
See also
- St Boniface's Catholic College, Plymouth
Notes
- 1 2 "John Patrick Barrett". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- 1 2 "Past Bishops". Diocese of Plymouth. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ "THE BISHOP OF PLYMOUTH". The Tablet. 9 November 1946. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ "History". St. Anthony’s Church. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "History". Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "Catholic Church of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish History 1932-2002". www.rc.net. Retrieved 17 August 2016.