Bishop Benjamin Petre, O.S.B. †

Deceased

Vicar Apostolic of London District, England, Great Britain

Titular Bishop of Prusa

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
10 Aug 1672		Born
14 May 1697	24.7	Ordained Priest	Priest
23 Jun 1721	48.8	Appointed	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of London District, England, Great Britain
23 Jun 1721	48.8	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Prusa
11 Nov 1721	49.2	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Prusa
12 Mar 1734	61.5	Succeeded	Vicar Apostolic of London District, England, Great Britain
22 Dec 1758	86.3	Died	Vicar Apostolic of London District, England, Great Britain

MicroData Summary for Benjamin Petre
(VIAF: 239570000; WikiData: Q15439246)
Bishop Benjamin Petre O.S.B. (born 10 Aug 1672, died 22 Dec 1758) Vicar Apostolic of London District

Event Place
Birth Place Fidlers, Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex, Vicariate Apostolic of England (and Wales)
Ordained Priest English, College, Douai, Archdiocese of Cambrai, France
Ordained Bishop Hammersmith, London, Vicariate Apostolic of London District, England
Death Place Golden Square, London, Vicariate Apostolic of London District, England
Buried Place (Original) Old St. Pancras Churchyard, London, Vicariate Apostolic of London District, England
Buried Place (Current) St. Edmund's, College, Ware, Hertfordshire, Archdiocese of Westminster, England

a priest for 61.6 years
a bishop for 37.1 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Bonaventure Joseph Giffard †
Titular Bishop of Madaurus
Assisted by:
Father James Barker
Priest
Father Rudolph Clayton
Priest
Father Charles Umphrevill
Priest

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Bonaventure Joseph Giffard † (1688)
Titular Bishop of Madaurus
Archbishop Ferdinando d’Adda † (1687)
Titular Archbishop of Amasea
Archbishop Dominic Maguire, O.P. †
Archbishop of Armagh

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Richard Challoner † (1741)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Patrick Bradley (Brullaughan (Ó Brolcháin)), O.P. † (1751)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Fidlers, Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex, Vicariate Apostolic of England (and Wales)
Ordained Priest	English, College, Douai, Archdiocese of Cambrai, France
Ordained Bishop	Hammersmith, London, Vicariate Apostolic of London District, England
Death Place	Golden Square, London, Vicariate Apostolic of London District, England
Buried Place (Original)	Old St. Pancras Churchyard, London, Vicariate Apostolic of London District, England
Buried Place (Current)	St. Edmund's, College, Ware, Hertfordshire, Archdiocese of Westminster, England

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 324
bd/ob: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 152, Additions/Corrections (front)
b: Arundel to Zabi, Page 168
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1721, Number 42
loc/op: CL, 20 Jan 2018

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a priest for 61.6 years a bishop for 37.1 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Bonaventure Joseph Giffard † Titular Bishop of Madaurus Assisted by: Father James Barker Priest Father Rudolph Clayton Priest Father Charles Umphrevill Priest
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Bonaventure Joseph Giffard † (1688) Titular Bishop of Madaurus Archbishop Ferdinando d’Adda † (1687) Titular Archbishop of Amasea Archbishop Dominic Maguire, O.P. † Archbishop of Armagh	Principal Consecrator of: Bishop Richard Challoner † (1741) Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop Patrick Bradley (Brullaughan (Ó Brolcháin)), O.P. † (1751)