Aston Chichester

Aston Ignatius Sebastian Joseph Chichester, SJ (22 May 1879 – 24 October 1962) was the first Roman Catholic Archbishop of Salisbury (now Harare, Zimbabwe).[1]

The Most Reverend

Aston Chichester

SJ
Archbishop of Salisbury
ArchdioceseSalisbury
MetropolisSalisbury
Appointed4 March 1931
Installed4 March 1931
Term ended23 November 1956
PredecessorRobert Brown
SuccessorFrancis William Markall
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Ubaza, Titular Archbishop of Velebusdus
Orders
Ordination21 September 1913
Consecration19 July 1931
by Bernard Gijlswijk
Personal details
Born
Aston Ignatius Sebastian Joseph Chichester

(1879-05-22)22 May 1879
Ostend, West Flanders Belgium
Died24 October 1962(1962-10-24) (aged 83)
Vatican City
DenominationRoman Catholic
Styles of
Aston Chichester
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleArchbishop

Background

Born in Ostend, Belgium of recusant English descent, he was educated at Mount St Mary's College, near Sheffield. He entered the Jesuits in 1913. He became a schoolteacher, and taught at the Jesuit schools, Beaumont and Wimbledon Colleges, at both of which he served as rector.

From 1929 on he served in Southern Rhodesia (which would later become the country known as Zimbabwe). Father Chichester was named the first Archbishop of Salisbury in 1955 and was also Titular Bishop of Ubaza. He attended the Second Vatican Council's first session as a Council Father. He died on 24 October 1962, aged 83, while attending the Council after collapsing on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica. He had been a priest for almost a half a century and served as bishop for more than three decades.[2]

Shortly after he was pronounced dead, he was buried in the Society of Jesus' vault at the Campo Verano. His body would remain there until 13 March, 2009, when his body would be returned back to Zimbabwe.[3]

References
  1. "Archbishop Aston Ignatius (Sebastian Joseph) Chichester [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
  2. "StackPath".
  3. Clapson, Ged. "Remains of Salisbury's first archbishop returned to Zimbabwe". indcatholicnews.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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