George Burton
Male, Deceased Person
1856 – 1931
Who was George Burton?
George Ambrose Burton was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Clifton from 1902 to 1931.
Born in Kingston upon Hull on 28 April 1856, he was ordained to the priesthood on 31 May 1890. He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Clifton by the Holy See on 15 March 1902. His consecration to the episcopate took place on 1 May 1902, the principal consecrator was Arthur George Riddell, Bishop of Northampton, and the principal co-consecrators were Thomas Whiteside, Bishop of Liverpool and Richard Preston, Auxiliary Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle.
Burton died in office on 8 February 1931, aged 74.
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