Bishop Wilson Theological College, Isle of Man explained

Bishop Wilson Theological College was founded as a theological college in 1879[1] to train Anglican clergy[2] to serve in the Church of England.[3] It was named after Thomas Wilson,[4] Bishop of Sodor and Man between 1697 and 1755, located in part of[5] Bishopscourt[6] and closed in 1943.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Shaw's Academical Dress of Great Britain and Ireland, volume II, pg. 10.
  2. Bray, G.L., Records of Convocation: Sodor and Man 1878–2003, pg. 348, Boydell & Brewer Ltd, Martlesham, 2005
  3. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]
  4. Carole Watterson Troxler, "Wilson, Thomas (1663–1755)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, January 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  5. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/32313 "SC3292 : Bishopscourt, Kirk Michael, Isle of Man"
  6. Web site: Interesting Facts of the Diocese and Michael. St Michael & All Angels, Kirk Michael . 6 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208074811/http://www.michaelparishchurch.com/index.php/history/diocese-and-michael-facts . 8 December 2015 . dead .
  7. "Ecclesiastical News", The Times (London, England), 27 February 1943, pg. 6, issue 49481

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