Richard Gilmour


Richard Gilmour

Bishop of Cleveland
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Cleveland
AppointedFebruary 15, 1872
InstalledApril 14, 1872
Term endedApril 13, 1891
PredecessorLouis Amadeus Rappe
SuccessorIgnatius Frederick Horstmann
Orders
OrdinationAugust 30, 1852
by John Baptist Purcell
ConsecrationApril 14, 1872
by John Baptist Purcell
Personal details
Born(1824-09-28)September 28, 1824
DiedApril 13, 1891(1891-04-13) (aged 66)
BuriedCathedral Resurrection Chapel
NationalityScottish
EducationMount St. Mary's University
MottoFides Et Caritas
(Faith and love)
Signature

Richard Gilmour (September 28, 1824 – April 13, 1891) was a Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Cleveland in Ohio from 1872 until his death in 1891. He published a book while he was a parish priest called Bible History; containing the most important of The Old and New Testaments.