Nicholas Wiseman

His Eminence Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman
Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster Primate of England and Wales
Cardinal Wiseman
Province	Westminster
Diocese	Westminster
Appointed	29 August 1847 (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic)
Installed	29 September 1850
Term ended	15 February 1865
Predecessor	Thomas Walsh (as Vicar Apostolic)
Successor	Henry Edward Manning
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana
Previous post(s)	Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District (1840–1847) Titular Bishop of Milopotamos (1840–1850) Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Central District (1840–1847) Apostolic Administrator of Southwark (1850–1851)
Orders
Ordination	19 March 1825
Consecration	8 June 1840 by Giacomo Filippo Fransoni
Created cardinal	30 September 1850 by Pius IX
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Nicolás Patricio Esteban Wiseman[1] (1802-08-03)3 August 1802[2] Seville, Spain
Died	15 February 1865(1865-02-15) (aged 62) York Place, Portman Square, London, England
Buried	Westminster Cathedral
Denomination	Catholic
Parents	James Wiseman and Xaviera Wiseman (née Strange)
Coat of arms

Styles of Nicholas Wiseman
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman^[3] (3 August 1802 – 15 February 1865) was an English Catholic prelate who served as the first Archbishop of Westminster upon the re-establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales in 1850.^[4] He was made a cardinal in 1850.

Born in Seville to Irish parents, Wiseman was educated at a school in Waterford before attending St. Cuthbert's College at Ushaw. From there he went to the English College in Rome, where he subsequently became Rector. While in Rome, he was assigned to preach to the English Catholics there. As Rector, he was the representative of the English bishops. During a visit to England in 1836, he helped initiate the periodical Dublin Review. In 1840, he was appointed president of Oscott College.