John England
1st Roman Catholic Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina · United States · On the map · Religious Figures · Lived 1786 to 1842 · aged 55
John England was an Irish-born American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of Charleston, leading a diocese that then covered three Southern states. England previously served as a priest in Cork, Ireland, where he was active in the movement for Catholic emancipation in the British Isles.
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As bishop in Charleston, he ministered to and provided education for many free and enslaved African-Americans.
