Code | DS/UK/22467 |
Name | Bidwell; Manuel (29 June 1872-11 July 1930); Bishop of Miletopolis, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, CBE, DD; Spanish-born Bishop |
Variations of Name | Emmanuel John Bidwell |
Dates | 29 June 1872-11 July 1930 |
Gender | Male (cisgender) |
Place of Birth/Origin | Palma de Mallorca, Islas Baleares, Diocese of Mallorca y Ibiza, Spain (born) |
Relationships | Son of Charles Toll Bidwell and Amelia (daughter of Don Jose Manuel Hurtado, first Minister of Colombia in London) |
Biography | Bishop Bidwell studied for the priesthood at the French Seminary, and the Academy of Noble Ecclesiastics, in Rome, where he was ordained in 1898. A short period of service followed in Gibraltar ; and later, after some time spent at St. Marys, Hampstead, he went to St. Marys, Chelsea, in 1902, as assistant priest, remaining there for about two years. |