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Francis Joseph Nicholson
Francis
Joseph Nicholson
O.C.D. was a
Roman Catholic archbishop of Corfu
, then in the
United States of the Ionian Islands
, a
British protectorate
. He was born in
Dublin, Ireland
.
Around
the middle
of
the 19th
century, he played a role in an attempt to establish
diplomatic recognition between the Holy See and the United Kingdom
.
Chronology
23 March
1825 : professed Member of the
Order of the Discalced Carmelites
1828 :
ordained
Priest of the Order of the
Discalced Carmelites
27 March
1846 : Appointed
Titular Bishop
of
Tamasus
12 May
1846 : Appointed Coadjutor
Archbishop of Corfu
,
Ionian Islands
, assisting incumbent
Pier-Antonio Nostrano
, with the title of Titular
Bishop of Hierapolis
24 May
1846 :
Ordained
Titular Bishop of Hierapolis
May 1852 : Succeeded as Archbishop of
Corfu