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Ballarat, Australia, diocese of Comprises the western part of the state of Victoria; established, 1874 ; suffragan of Melbourne. Father Patrick Dunne was the first priest appointed to the region. Catholic-Hierarchy.Org diocese of Ballarat Patron Saints Index New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Ballarat One of the three suffragan dioceses of the ecclesiastical province of Melbourne, Australia. It comprises that part of the State of Victoria which is bounded on the east by the 144th meridian E. longitude, thence by the Loddon to the River Murray; on the north by the River Murray; on the west by South … Continue reading “Ballarat”

Ballantine, William G a Congregational minister, was born in Westfield, Mass. He graduated at Harvard College in 1771; studied divinity with Rev. Dr. Parsons of Amherst; was ordained pastor of the Church in Washington, Mass., in 1774, and died Nov. 20, 1820. See Cong. Quarterly, 1859, p. 43. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical … Continue reading “Ballantine, William G”

Ballantine, Henry a missionary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to Ahmednuggur, India, was born in Schodack, N. Y., in 1813. He graduated at the University of Ohio and at Andover, Mass.; was ordained at Columbus, O., in 1835, and in May of that year sailed from Boston for Western India, where … Continue reading “Ballantine, Henry”

Ballandre, Pierre Simon a French mystical philosopher, was born at Lyons, August 4, 1776; became a printer and proprietor of the Bulletin, in that city, and died in Paris, August 7, 1847. He wrote a number of religious and other works, for which see Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Lichtenberger, Encyclop. des Sciences Religieuses, s.v. … Continue reading “Ballandre, Pierre Simon”

Balla, Filiberto an Italian Jesuit, was born Feb. 2, 1703, near Asti. He taught philosophy anti theology at Cremona, then at Turin. He died about 1770. He wrote, Notizie Istoriche di San Savina, Vescovo e Martire (Turin, 1750) . Risposta alle Lettere Teologico-morali scritti dal P. N. N., sotto Nome d’Eusebio Erantiste, etc. (Modena, 1754). … Continue reading “Balla, Filiberto”

Ball, William Spencer an English Congregational minister, was born in London, Oct. 16, 1815, of pious parents. He was converted when about seventeen, and shortly afterwards began to preach in Banbury. In 1843 Mr. Ball began a two years’ course at Cotton End, after which he preached two years at Cadman, Hampshire; four years at … Continue reading “Ball, William Spencer”

Ball, William (1) an English minister of the Society of Friends, was born at Bridgewater, Somersetshire, Jan. 1, 1801. Though he had an abiding conviction from childhood of his duty to preach the Gospel, he did not submit to this call until the year 1846. From a child he was a diligent student, and showed … Continue reading “Ball, William (2)”

Ball, Thomas a Puritan divine, was born in Shropshire, England, in 1590, and was educated at King’s College, Cambridge. He died in 1659. He publishled a Life of Dr. John Preston, and Pastorum Propuynaculum (London, 1656). See Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Ball, Reuben a Baptist minister, was born in Maine about the year 1780. He was ordained and became pastor of the Church in Hartford, Me., in 1811. Here he remained not far from a year, and then was called to the pastorate of the Church in Bridgton, Me., where his ministry continued for fourteen years … Continue reading “Ball, Reuben”