Francis Joseph Nicholson
Francis Joseph Nicholson OCD was a Discalced Carmelite and Roman Catholic [Archdiocese of Corfu, Zakynthos and Cephalonia|archbishop of Corfu], then in the United States of the Ionian Islands, a British protectorate. He was born in Dublin, Ireland.
Around the middle of the 19th century, he played a role in an attempt to establish diplomatic recognition between the Holy See and the United Kingdom.
Chronology
- 23 March 1825: vows in the Order of the Discalced Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel
- 1828: ordained to priesthood
- 27 March 1846: appointed Titular Bishop of Tamasus
- 12 May 1846: appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Corfu, Ionian Islands, assisting incumbent Pier-Antonio Nostrano, with the title of a Titular Bishop of Hierapolis
- 24 May 1846: ordained Titular Bishop of Hierapolis
- May 1852: succeeded as Archbishop of Corfu