Richard Lacy

Richard Lacy (16 January 1841 – 11 April 1929) was a prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Middlesbrough. Quotes Notwithstanding the fact that the ecclesiastical division of Yorkshire met with adverse criticism at the hands of several leading members of both clergy and laity, moved by sentiment rather than a profound knowledge of the needs of religion, the following statistics demonstrate both how groundless were the fears then entertained, and how accurately the situation had been gauged by the ecclesiastical authorities. In 1839 the Catholic population of Yorkshire was 13,000; in 1909 it was 167,027. Diocese of Middlesbrough (1913) Catholic Encyclopedia External links Category:1841 births Category:Roman Catholic bishops Category:1929 deaths