Benjamin Petre

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Benjamin Petre
Vicar Apostolic of the London District
Appointed23 June 1721 (Coadjutor)
Installed12 March 1734
Term ended22 December 1758
Predecessor Bonaventure Giffard
Successor Richard Challoner
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Prusa
Orders
Consecration11 Nov 1721
by Bonaventure Giffard
Personal details
Born(1672-08-10)August 10, 1672
Died22 December 1758(1758-12-22) (aged 86)
Nationality English
Denomination Roman Catholic

Benjamin Petre (10 August 1672 – 22 December 1758) was an English Catholic prelate who served as Vicar Apostolic of the London District from 1734 until his death.

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Life

He was born the son of John Petre (1617–1690) of Fidlers or Fithlers, Essex (who was a younger brother of William Petre the translator), by his second wife, Elizabeth, daughter of John Pincheon of Writtle. He was educated at the English College, Douai, and, after being admitted to the priesthood, became tutor to Lord Derwentwater, who was subsequently beheaded for treason.

He was consecrated titular bishop of Prusa on 11 November 1721, and appointed coadjutor bishop with right of succession Bonaventure Giffard, at that time vicar-apostolic of the London district. Although the penal laws were no longer enforced with extreme rigor, the life of many Catholic priests was still a difficult one, especially in London. On Gifford's death on 12 March 1734, he succeeded to the vicariate. In 1739, Petre asked for Richard Challoner as coadjutor; and Challoner was duly consecrated in January 1741. [1]

Petre believed that as vicar-apostolic of the London District, he had jurisdiction over all of British America. However, responsibility had been "de facto" held by the English Province of the Society of Jesus. When the Curia discovered there had been no formal designation, it forwarded the documents to Petre, [2] in January 1757. [3]

Petre resided chiefly at Fidlers. He was buried in St Edmund's College, Ware. He was succeeded by Challoner.

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References

  1. ↑ Catholic Magazine and Review. R.P. Stone. 1831.
  2. ↑ Murphy, Terrence; Stortz, Gerald (18 February 1993). Creed and Culture: The Place of English-Speaking Catholics in Canadian Society, 1750-1930. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN   978-0-7735-6367-4.
  3. ↑ Vissani, O.S.F., Charles A., "Summary of the Catholic Religion in the English colonies in America", United States Catholic Historical Magazine, Vol. 2, United States Catholic Historical Society., 1888, p. 211]PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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