PITTS THEOLOGY LIBRARY
ARCHIVES AND MANUSCRIPTS DEPT.

CORNTHWAITE, ROBERT, BP. OF BEVERLEY, d. 1890.
Robert Cornthwaite letters, 1852-1853.

MANUSCRIPT NUMBER 297 

EXTENT: .01 cubic ft. (1 folder)

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CITATION: Robert Cornthwaite letters, MSS 297, Archives and Manuscripts Dept., Pitts Theology Library, Emory University.

Biographical Note

Robert Cornthwaite, Catholic Bishop, was born in England and ordained the Canon of Hexham and Newcastle.  Afterwards, he served as Rector for English College in Rome from 1851-1857.  Named Bishop of Beverley in 1861, his diocese was then divided into that of Leeds and Middlesborough in 1879.  He died on June 16, 1890. 

Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of five handwritten letters to William Bernard Ullathorne, the Bishop of Birmingham, while Cornthwaite was serving at English College.  The letters discuss the progress of current students, admittance of new students, and planning of events at English College.  


Last Modified: 04/01/2005