William Gibson (bishop)

William Gibson (2 February 1738 – 2 June 1821) was an English Catholic prelate who served as Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District from 1790 to 1821.

[3] Following the death of his older brother Matthew on 17 May 1790,[2][4] William was appointed the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District and Titular Bishop of Achantus on 10 September 1790.

[3] He was consecrated to the Episcopate at Lulworth Castle by Bishop Charles Walmesley on 5 December 1790.

[5] When the English College at Douai was forced to close in 1795 following the French Revolution, some of the students were settled temporarily at Crook Hall northwest of Durham.

In 1804 Bishop Gibson began to build at Ushaw Moor, four miles west of Durham.