Gordon Wheeler | |
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Bishop emeritus of Leeds | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Leeds |
Appointed | 25 April 1966 |
Installed | 27 June 1966 |
Term ended | 12 July 1985 |
Predecessor | George Dwyer |
Successor | David Konstant |
Other post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Middlesbrough (1964–1966) Titular Bishop of Theudalis (1964–1966) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 31 March 1940 by Arthur Hinsley |
Consecration | 19 March 1964 by Eugenio Cardinale |
Personal details | |
Born | William Gordon Wheeler 5 May 1910 Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England |
Died | 21 February 1998 Leeds, Yorkshire, England | (aged 87)
Buried | St Edward King and Confessor Church, Clifford, West Yorkshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Church of England (Birth–1936) Catholic (1936–death) |
Residence | Eltofts, Thorner, Leeds |
Alma mater | University College, Oxford, Beda College |
Motto | Veritas et Caritas (Latin for In Truth and Love) |
Styles of William Gordon Wheeler | |
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Reference style | The Right Reverend |
Spoken style | My Lord |
Religious style | Monsignor |
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William Gordon Wheeler (5 May 1910 - 21 February 1998) was an English prelate and the Bishop of Leeds. Before that, he served as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Middlesbrough and as Titular Bishop of Theudalis.[1]