Background
He was born in 1800, the son of Charles Browne Mostyn, of Kidlington, Oxfordshire, by his second wife, Mission Tucker.
He was born in 1800, the son of Charles Browne Mostyn, of Kidlington, Oxfordshire, by his second wife, Mission Tucker.
Francis began his education at Street Mary"s College, Oscott in 1813, leaving three years later, only to return as an ecclesiastical student in December 1822. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1828, and for the next twelve years he served the mission in Wolverhampton. He was appointed the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District and Titular Bishop of Abydus on 22 September 1840.
His consecration to the Episcopate took place on 21 December 1840, the principal consecrator was Bishop John Briggs, with bishops Walsh and Brown as co-consecrators.
He died in office at Durham on 11 August 1847, aged 47, and was buried in the cemetery at Ushaw College.