Born Joseph Vaughan, one of fourteen children of Colonel John Francis and Eliza (Rolls) Vaughan of Courtfield, Rev. Father Jerome Vaughan, O.S.B., entered the Order of St. Benedict at Downside Abbey in 1859, taking simple vows in 1861. He was ordained a Catholic priest at Belmont Abbey on Jan. 15, 1867, and served in the Diocese of Newport. While his time at Fort Augustus met with much success, internal conflict prompted him to leave after seven years. He then spent time at the abbeys of Monte Cassino and at Ramsgate, before going on a world tour of missionary evangelization. His fragile health worsened while in California, and after an operation there he returned to St. Peter's Priory in Chorlton, where he died at age 55. Dom Jerome was the brother of Cardinal Herbert Vaughan , Archbishop of Westminster; Archbishop Roger Vaughan of Sydney, Australia; Rev. John S. Vaughan , Bishop of Salford; Rev. Bernard Vaughan , S.J.; and Rev. Fr. Kenelm Vaughan , missionary priest. Four of his sisters also entered religious life.
Born Joseph Vaughan, one of fourteen children of Colonel John Francis and Eliza (Rolls) Vaughan of Courtfield, Rev. Father Jerome Vaughan, O.S.B., entered the Order of St. Benedict at Downside Abbey in 1859, taking simple vows in 1861. He was ordained a Catholic priest at Belmont Abbey on Jan. 15, 1867, and served in the Diocese of Newport. While his time at Fort Augustus met with much success, internal conflict prompted him to leave after seven years. He then spent time at the abbeys of Monte Cassino and at Ramsgate, before going on a world tour of missionary evangelization. His fragile health worsened while in California, and after an operation there he returned to St. Peter's Priory in Chorlton, where he died at age 55. Dom Jerome was the brother of Cardinal Herbert Vaughan , Archbishop of Westminster; Archbishop Roger Vaughan of Sydney, Australia; Rev. John S. Vaughan , Bishop of Salford; Rev. Bernard Vaughan , S.J.; and Rev. Fr. Kenelm Vaughan , missionary priest. Four of his sisters also entered religious life.
Family Members
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Cardinal Herbert Alfred Vaughan
1832–1903
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Archbishop Roger William Bede Vaughan
1834–1883
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Kenelm John Vaughan
1837–1837
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Sr Gwladys Teresa Elizabeth Filomena Vaughan
1838–1880
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Sr Helen Teresa Mary Vaughan
1839–1861
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Rev Fr Kenelm David Francis Vaughan
1840–1909
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Sr Clare Mary Vaughan
1843–1862
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COL Francis William Baynham Vaughan
1844–1919
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Sr Clare Magdalen Mary Elizabeth Barbara Vaughan
1845–1884
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Rev Fr Bernard John Vaughan
1847–1922
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Reginald Aloysius Joseph Mary "Reggie" Vaughan
1849–1919
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Bishop John Stephen Vaughan
1853–1925
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