William Gordon (24 September 1831 – 7 June 1911) was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
[1] William Gordon was born in the village of Thirsk[2] in the North Riding of Yorkshire.
He was ordained to the priesthood by John Briggs, Bishop of Beverley, in 1856 at an age of 22.
On 16 June 1890, Gordon was appointed to be the 2nd Bishop of Leeds, where he succeeded Robert Cornthwaite[4] who had died in office.
[3] Gordon served as a bishop for more than 20 years and died on 7 June 1911, aged 79.