Bernard Vaughan

Bernard Vaughan, SJ (1847–1922) was an English Catholic priest, brother of Bishops Herbert, Roger and John Stephen Vaughan. Biography Early life He was born in Herefordshire, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel John Francis Vaughan, of an old recusant (Catholic) family, the Vaughans of Courtfield, Herefordshire. His mother, Eliza Rolls from The Hendre, Monmouthshire, was a Catholic convert and intensely religious. All five of the Vaughan daughters became nuns, while six of the eight sons received Holy orders and became priests. Three were later called as bishops. The eldest son was Herbert, who became Bishop of Salford and then Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, while other brothers included Roger, later Archbishop of Sydney, Australia, and John, titular bishop of Sebastopolis and auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Salford, England. Bernard Vaughan was educated by the Jesuits at Stonyhurst, and became a member of the Society of Jesus. His uncle was also a Jesuit, Richard Vaughan, SJ, who went on to design Sacred Heart Church in Edinburgh.