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John Cuthbert Hedley (15 April 1837 – 11 November 1915) was a British Benedictine and writer who held high offices in the Roman Catholic Church. Born in Morpeth, Northumberland, he was educated at Ampleforth College. He was professed a member of the Order of Saint Benedict in 1855 and ordained a priest of the order on 9 October 1862. He was appointed an auxiliary bishop of Newport and Menevia and Titular Bishop of ''Caesaropolis'' on 22 July 1873. His consecration to the Episcopate took place on 29 September 1873, the principal consecrator was Archbishop (later Cardinal) Henry Edward Manning of Westminster, with bishops Brown and Chadwick as co-consecrators. Hedley acted as editor of the ''Dublin Review'', before appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Newport and Menevia on 18 February 1881. His episcopal title was changed to Bishop of Newport in 1895.〔 He published a number of works: *''The Christian Inheritance: Set Forth in Sermons'' *''Lex Levitarum: Or, Preparation for the cure of souls'' *''Lex Levitarum with the Regula Pastoralis'' *''The Light of Life: Set Forth in Sermons'' *''Our Divine Saviour and other Discourses'' *''A Retreat 33 Discourses with meditation for the Use of the Clergy, Religious, and Others'' Bishop Hedley died in office on 11 November 1915, aged 78.〔 After his death, the see of Newport was elevated to an archdiocese and changed its name to Cardiff in 1916. ==References== ==External links== * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Hedley (bishop)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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