Overview
These letters, covering the years between 1850 and 1872, illustrate the complex issues facing the newly-established Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales. Bishop Alexander Goss was closely involved in the struggles to assert diocesan independence from Westminster and undue interference by Rome and was a determined upholder of his episcopal rights, ""strong and resolute almost to vehemence - the crozier, hook and point"" as Cardinal Manning claimed. At the same time, as leader of the diocese with the largest number of Catholics in England and Wales, he faced the problems of serving the needs of a rapidly expanding population and of integrating a huge numbers of Irish migrants, without damaging the flourishing recusant traditions that had made Lancashire so important in the survival and growth of English Roman Catholicism. Whether he was writing on ecclesiastical politics, or his reasons for opposing the definition of infallibility, or the spiritual needs of his people, he wrote ""without restraint or reticence"" and his letters show us both his energy and administrative ability, and something of his complex personality. They are presented here with introduction and elucidatory notes. Peter Doyle, a retired history lecturer, has written extensively on the history of the Catholic Church in England after 1850. His published work includes a history of Westminster Cathedral, a ground-breaking history of the Catholic diocese of Liverpool from 1850-2000, and three volumes in the new Butler's Lives of the Saints, as well as a range of contributions to academic journals.
Full Product Details
Author: Peter Doyle
Publisher: Catholic Record Society
Imprint: Catholic Record Society
Volume: v. 85
Dimensions:
Width: 13.80cm
, Height: 3.10cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.001kg
ISBN: 9780902832282
ISBN 10: 090283228
Pages: 442
Publication Date: 16 October 2014
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
[A] meticulously edited volume..[It] both exemplifies the value of the [Catholic Record Society] series and is a model of its kind. ARCHIVES An essential tool for any student of the period. BRITISH CATHOLIC HISTORY
An essential tool for any student of the period. BRITISH CATHOLIC HISTORY
[A] meticulously edited volume..[It] both exemplifies the value of the [Catholic Record Society] series and is a model of its kind. ARCHIVES An essential tool for any student of the period. BRITISH CATHOLIC HISTORY
Author Information
PETER DOYLE has published widely on Roman Catholic history of the British Isles in both books and academic articles. He is also an experienced editor, having been for some years principal editor of the Catholic Record Society (crs.org.uk); he is currently on its editorial board and those of the North West Catholic History Society and the Bedfordshire Historical Record Society.
