William Thomas Porter

English Roman Catholic archbishop
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroEnglish Roman Catholic archbishop
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain England
wasPriest Bishop Archbishop
Work fieldReligion
Gender
Male
Religion:Catholic church
Birth14 May 1887, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Death16 June 1966Preston, United Kingdom (aged 79 years)
Star signTaurus
The details

Biography

William Thomas Porter, S.M.A. (14 May 1887 – 16 June 1966) was an English Roman Catholic missionary priest, bishop and archbishop, who served as Vicar Apostolic of Gold Coast and later Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Coast in present-day Ghana. He was appointed vicar apostolic (as well as titular bishop of Urusi) on 25 April 1933 and archbishop on 18 Apr 1950. He retired as archbishop on 15 May 1959.

Schools

In 1936, Porter established a Roman Catholic secondary school, St. Augustine's College in Cape Coast. He also established several Roman Catholic youth groups.

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