Charles Eyre (bishop)
Charles Petre Eyre (1817–1902) was a Roman Catholic clergyman who was appointed the first Roman Catholic archbishop of Glasgow since the Scottish Reformation. He served as archbishop from 1878 to 1902.
The Most Reverend Charles Petre Eyre | |
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| Archbishop of Glasgow | |
Charles Petre Eyre, Archbishop of Glasgow | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Glasgow |
| In office | 1878–1902 |
| Successor | John Aloysius Maguire |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 March 1842 (Priest) |
| Consecration | 3 December 1868 (Bishop) by Karl-August von Reisach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Petre Eyre 7 November 1817 Askham Bryan, near York, England |
| Died | 27 March 1902 (aged 84) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Buried |
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| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | John Lewis Eyre and Sara Eyre (née Parker) |
| Previous post(s) | Vicar Apostolic of the Western District (1869–78) Titular Archbishop of Anazarbus (1868–78) Apostolic Delegate to Scotland (1868–69) |
| Alma mater | St Cuthbert's College, Ushaw Venerable English College |
| Motto | Neminem metue innocens |
| Coat of arms | |
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