John Henry Newman
Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801--1890) was an influential Anglican churchman, scholar, and a famous British convert to Catholicism. After his conversion to Catholicism, he was influential in the founding of the Birmingham Oratory and was rector of the Catholic University of Ireland. In 1879 he was elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope Leo XIII.
Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801--1890) was an influential Anglican churchman, scholar, and a famous British convert to Catholicism. After his conversion to Catholicism, he was influential in the founding of the Birmingham Oratory and was rector of the Catholic University of Ireland. In 1879 he was elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope Leo XIII. See less