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Clergyman and writer. He was Anglican vicar of East Farleigh at the time of his conversion. In 1854 he became proprietor and editor of the “Catholic Standard,” afterwards known as the “Weekly Register.” His works include “The Parochial System,” “Reasons for Submitting to the Catholic Church,” and “Proselytism in Ireland.”

Born

• 22 September 1807 in Clapham, England

Died

• 23 April 1873 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England of natural causes

MLA Citation

• “Henry William Wilberforce”. New Catholic Dictionary. CatholicSaints.Info. 11 November 2019. Web. 5 March 2021. <>