Claim: James Nugent was appointed the first Catholic chaplain to Walton Gaol in 1860, then in 1881, the Liverpool Catholic Children's Protection Society was jointly founded by Nugent and Bishop O'Reilly (Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Liverpool by the Holy See).
Evidence: On 1 January 1860 Nugent was appointed the first Catholic chaplain to Walton Gaol. Nugent and Bishop O'Reilly jointly founded the Liverpool Catholic Children's Protection Society on 16 April 1881. He was appointed the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Liverpool by the Holy See on 28 February 1873.