List of University of Oxford people in religion explained

This is a list of University of Oxford people in religion. Many were students at one (or more) of the colleges of the university, and others held fellowships at a college.

This list forms part of a series of lists of people associated with the University of Oxford  - for other lists, please see the main article List of University of Oxford people.

Christianity

Saints

Blessed

Antipope

Cardinals

Excluding Cardinals who were Archbishop of Canterbury or York

Archbishops of Canterbury

Archbishops of York

Other archbishops, presiding bishops, and metropolitans

Other bishops

Post-Reformation bishops are Anglican unless described otherwise

NameCollegeYears at OxfordNotesRef
Trinitybishop of Lynn, 1972–86
Wadham (scholar and chaplain), Pembroke (fellow), St Edmund Hall (principal), Christ Church (canon)bishop of Sherborne, 1928–36, archdeacon of Oxford and canon of Christ Church 1936–52, assistant bishop of Oxford 1936–39, bishop of Dorchester 1939–52
Jesus and Pembrokebishop of Chichester 1605 - 09, bishop of Ely 1609 - 18, bishop of Winchester 1618 - 26
Lincolnbishop of Grahamstown 1853 - 56
Balliolbishop of Jarrow 1958-65
Christ Churchbishop of Rochester and dean of Westminster 1713 - 23
bishop of Durham 1333 - 45, lord high treasurer 1334 - 35, lord high chancellor 1335 - 36
Balliol and The Queen'sbishop of Southampton, 1895–96, bishop of Osaka 1896–98, bishop of South Tokyo 1898–1908
Keblebishop of Melanesia 1932 - 47, bishop of Whitby 1947 - 54, bishop of Blackburn 1954 - 60
St John'sbishop of Brixworth 1989–2001
New Collegebishop of Croydon 1947–56, bishop of Coventry 1956–76
The Queen'sbishop of Lincoln 1675 - 91
Brasenosebishop of Nottingham 1567–70, bishop of Carlisle 1570–77, bishop of Durham 1577-87
Mertonbishop of Llandaff 1769 - 82, bishop of Salisbury 1782 - 91, bishop of Durham 1791 - 1826
Worcesterbishop of Johannesburg 1974–84, bishop of Portsmouth 1984-95
New Collegebishop of Bath and Wells 1434–65, Lord Privy Seal 1443-44
St Peter's, Wycliffe Hall, BrasenoseUndergraduate 1972–74, Academic 1976-82bishop of Knaresborough 2003-[1]
Balliolbishop of Worcester 1539 - 43
Jesusbishop of Buckingham 1994 - 98, bishop of Coventry 1998 -
New Collegebishop of Dover 1916–27, bishop of Newcastle 1927–41
Pembrokebishop of London 1539 - 49, 1553 - 59
Christ Churchbishop of Dorking 1905–09, bishop of South Tokyo 1909–21, bishop of Southampton 1921–33
Keblebishop of Dorking 1996-
bishop of Gloucester 1554 - 58
New Collegebishop of Rochester 1435 - 37, bishop of Norwich 1437 - 45
Lincolnbishop of Aston 1985–89, bishop of Woolwich 1996–2004
St John'sbishop of Rochester 1611 - 28, bishop of Ely in 1628 - 31
Corpus Christibishop of St Davids 1803 - 25, bishop of Salisbury 1825 - 37
New College and St Stephen's Housebishop of Ebbsfleet 2000-10
New Collegebishop of Lewes 1909–14, bishop of Sheffield 1914-39
Orielbishop of Bristol 1738 - 50, bishop of Durham 1750 - 52
Brasenosebishop of Willesden 1940–42, bishop of Kensington 1942–49, bishop of Guildford 1949–56, bishop of London 1956–61
Keblebishop of Oxford 1955-70
Keblebishop of Kimberley and Kuruman 1976-82
Wadham, Wycliffe Hallbishop of Barking 1959–75
bishop of Rochester 1940 - 60
Corpus Christibishop of Kingston upon Thames 2002-
St Catherine's and St Stephen's Housebishop of Blackburn 1989 - 2003
Orielbishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld, and Dunblane 2005 -
New Collegebishop of Pontefract 1949–54, dean of Guildford 1954–65
bishop of Rochester 1867–77, bishop of St Albans 1877-90
The Queen'sbishop of Oxford 1674, bishop of London 1675 - 1713
Exeter and St Stephen'sbishop of Lynn, 1994–98, dean of Windsor 1998–, bishop to the Forces 2001–
Keblebishop of Ramsbury 2006–
Hertfordbishop of Lewes 1926-28
Magdalen and Christ Churchbishop of Lincoln 1571 - 84, bishop of Winchester 1584 - 94
Orielbishop of Llandaff 1827 - 49
Balliol and Magdalenbishop of Chester 1554 - 55
Exeterbishop of Exeter 1478 - 87, bishop of Winchester 1487 - 92
Exeterbishop of Norwich 1413 - 15
Cardinal Collegedean of Westminster 1549 - 53, bishop of Ely 1559 - 80
Lincolnbishop of Oxford 1671 - 74, bishop of Durham 1674 - 1721
Oriel and Wycliffe Hallbishop of Plymouth 1934–50
Merton (undergraduate), Wadham (chaplain), Wycliffe Hall (lecturer)bishop of Knaresborough 1934–38, dean of Westminster 1938–46
bishop of Tewkesbury 1973–85
St Catherine's Society and Wycliffe Hall1946-49bishop of Horsham 1975–91
Balliolbishop of Carlisle in 1787 - 91, bishop of Salisbury 1791 - 1807
New Collegeprovost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh 1940–44, bishop of Jarrow 1944–49, dean of Lincoln 1949–64
Hertfordbishop of Marlborough 1888–00, dean of Exeter 1900–18
Christ Church and Mertonbishop of Salisbury 1663-65
Orielbishop of Buckingham 1921-44
St Edmund Hall and Ripon Hallbishop of Pontefract 1968–71, bishop of Sheffield 1971–79
Hertfordbishop of Pontefract 1993-98
BlackfriarsRC auxiliary bishop archdiocese of Sydney since 2003
Brasenosebishop of Southampton 1896–98, bishop of Ipswich 1899–1906
The Queen's and Wycliffe Hall2nd in Greats, 1st in Theology, BA 1929, MA 1934, BD 1950 bishop of Salisbury 1963-72[2]
Universitybishop of Lincoln 1420 - 31
Mertonbishop of Chester since 1996
Kebleprovost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh 1964–67, bishop of Penrith 1967–70
Wadhambishop of Hertford 2001-
Corpus Christibishop of Gloucester 1691 - 1714
Magdalen and Corpus Christibishop of Exeter (1487 - 92), Bath & Wells (1492 - 94), Durham (1494 - 1501), Winchester (1501 - 28)
Corpus Christi and Christ Churchbishop of Gloucester 1681 - 91
Lincoln and Orielbishop of Manchester 1870 - 85
Exeterbishop of Montreal 1850 - 68
Worcesterbishop of Plymouth 1996 - 2005
Trinitybishop of Gloucester 1905–24
Keblebishop of Kimberley and Kuruman 1928–43, bishop of St John's 1943–51
Keblebishop of Kingston upon Thames 1952–70
Christ Churchbishop of Llandaff 1601 - 17, bishop of Hereford 1617 - 34
Hertfordbishop of Melbourne 1887-1901
Balliol and Christ ChurchBA 1950, MA 1952bishop Portsmouth 1975–84, bishop Lambeth 1984–91, bishop HM Forces 1985–90, Sub Dean Christ Church 1991-96
Balliol, Trinity and Pusey Housebishop of Worcester 1902 - 05, bishop of Birmingham 1905 - 32
Balliolbishop of Coventry 1943 - 52
Keblebishop of Grantham 1935–37, bishop of Grimsby 1937–58
Exeterbishop of Penrith 1979-94
New Collegebishop of Coventry 1931–42, bishop of Winchester 1942-52
bishop of Salisbury 1408 - 17
Christ Church and Mertonbishop of Salisbury 1854-69
St Mary's Hallbishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa 1884 - 85 and martyr
Corpus Christibishop of Bedford 1968–76
Trinitybishop of Pontefract 1971–92
Exeterbishop of Croydon 1942–47, bishop of Lincoln 1947–56, bishop of Durham, 1956–66
Magdalenbishop of Kingston upon Thames 1927–52
New College and St Stephen's Housebishop of Plymouth 1988–96, bishop of Crediton 1996–2004
St John'sbishop of Buckingham 1944–60
All Souls, New College, Christ Churchbishop of Gloucester 1923-45
Brasenose and All Soulsbishop of Calcutta 1823 - 26
All Soulsbishop of Hereford 1917 - 20, bishop of Durham 1920 - 39
Christ Church and St Stephen's HouseBishop of Tewkesbury 1938–55
BalliolRC bishop of Portsmouth since 1987
Wadhambishop of Pontefract 1931–38, bishop of Wakefield 1938–45
Christ Churchbishop of Kingston upon Thames 1905-15
BA 1519bishop of Gloucester 1550 - 53, bishop of Worcester 1552 - 54, martyr
Christ Churchbishop of Lewes 1929–46
Balliolbishop of Hulme 1945-53
University and Magdalenbishop of Norwich 1790 - 92
Wadhambishop of Bedford 1879 - 89, bishop of Wakefield 1889-97
Christ Churchbishop of Whitby 1939–46
Keblebishop of Kimberley and Kuruman 1943–51
New Collegebishop of Salisbury 1665 - 67
Keblebishop of Huntingdon 2003–07, bishop of Worcester 2007-
New Collegebishop of Newcastle 1896 - 1903, bishop of St Albans 1903 - 19
Christ Churchbishop of Chester 1865 - 84
Wadhambishop of Chester 1889-19
Pembrokebishop of Peterborough 1864 - 68
The Queen'sFellow and Chaplainbishop of Durham 1984 - 94
Merton and Corpus Christibishop of Salisbury 1560 - 71
St Edmund Hallbishop of Popondota 2003 - 05
Exeter, Christ Church and Pusey Housebishop of Chichester 1974 - 2001
Hart Hall and New Collegebishop of Bath and Wells 1685 - 91
St Edmund Hallbishop of Peterborough 1718-28
Orielbishop of Adelaide 1882 - 94, bishop of Bath and Wells 1894 - 1919
Oriel, Cuddesdon and Christ Churchbishop of Lincoln 1885 - 1910
St John's, Magdalen, Trinity and Christ Churchbishop of Oxford 1937 - 54
Trinitybishop of Pretoria 1960 - 75, canon of Westminster 1975 - 87
Trinitybishop of Selby 1941–62
New Collegebishop of Bath and Wells 1616 - 26
St Catherine'sbishop of Lynn 2004
Balliolbishop of Truro 1973–81, bishop of London 1981–91, prelate of honour 2000 -
Mertonbishop of Middleton 1999–2007, bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf 2007-[3]
Hertfordbishop of Warrington 1918–20, Hereford 1920–30, Rochester 1930-40
Balliolbishop of Lynn 1963-72
Universitybishop of Pontefract 1939–49, bishop of Hereford 1949–61
New Collegebishop of St Davids 1766, Oxford 1766 - 1777, London 1777 - 87, declined Canterbury 1783
Pembrokebishop of Nottingham 1870-77
Magdalenbishop of Dover 1927–34, bishop of Guildford 1934–49
St Catherine's Societybishop of Dunwich 1967–76
Keblebishop of Kensington 1911–32
Universitybishop of Knaresborough 1986–97
St John'sbishop of Bath and Wells 1672 - 84, bishop of Winchester 1684 - 1706
Balliolbishop of Salisbury 1869-85
St John'sbishop of Kingston upon Thames 1970–78, bishop of Birmingham 1977-87
Christ Churchbishop of Worcester 1660 - 62, bishop of Winchester 1662 - 84
Universitybishop of Hertford 1974–81, bishop of Truro 1981–89
Brasenosebishop of Stafford 1999-
St Edmund Hallbishop of Raiwind 1984 - 86, bishop of Rochester 1994 -
The Queen'sbishop of Carlisle 1702 - 18, of Derry 1718 - 27, appointed archbishop of Cashel and Emly before death
Magdalen and Christ Churchbishop of Carlisle 1557-59
Exeterbishop of Exeter 1504 - 19
John OwenJesusbishop of St Davids 1827 - 1926
Keblebishop of Warrington 1996 - 2000, bishop of Ripon and Leeds 2000 -
Christ Churchbishop of Ipswich 1906–09, bishop of Stepney 1909–19, bishop of Chester 1919–32
Christ Churchbishop of Aston 1954–61, bishop of Bradford 1961–71
Wadham, Trinity and Magdalenbishop of Oxford 1686 - 87
Balliolbishop of Dover 1870–90
Magdalen and Universitybishop of Middleton 1927–32, bishop of Southwark 1932–41, bishop of Hereford 1942–48
Orielbishop of St Asaph 1444 - 50, bishop of Chichester 1450 - 57
Universitybishop of Barrow-in-Furness 1926–1944
Lincolnbishop of Bangor 1504–08, bishop of Carlisle 1508-20
Orielbishop of Buckingham 1964–74
Orielbishop of Doncaster 1982–1992
Corpus Christi and Magdalenbishop of Exeter 1831 - 69
The Queen'sbishop of Carlisle 1629-42
Hertford and Wycliffebishop of Aston 1962–72
Universitybishop of Penrith 1939-44
St Peter'sarchdeacon of Canterbury 1996–2002, bishop of Jarrow 2002–06, bishop of Oxford 2007–
Corpus Christibishop of Carlisle 1664-84
St Edmund Hallbishop of Malmesbury 1927–46
Christ Churchbishop of Oxford 1799 - 1807, bishop of Bangor 1807 - 09, bishop of London 1809 - 13
Christ Churchbishop of Grantham 1997–2005, bishop of Derby 2005–
Keblebishop of Dunwich 1945–55
Jesusbishop of Killaloe 1612 - 1632
Balliol and Exeterheadmaster of Winchester 1867 - 84, bishop of Southwell 1884 - 1904
The Queen's College and St Edmund Hallbishop of Carlisle 1598-1616
Brasenose and Orielbishop of Bristol 1710 - 14, bishop of London 1714–23, Lord Privy Seal 1711-1713
Christ Churchbishop of Manchester 1970–78, bishop of Oxford 1978-86
Jesusbishop of Huntingdon 1980–97
Worcesterbishop of Dover 1935–56
Keblebishop of Basingstoke 1994 - 2001, bishop of Gibraltar in Europe 2001 -
Trinitybishop of Dorchester 1988 - 2000, bishop of Ely 2000 -
Christ Churchbishop of Liverpool 1880 - 1900
Mertonbishop of Plymouth 1962-72
St Catherine'sbishop of Buckingham 1960–64, bishop of Southwell 1964–70
St John'sbp of Kingston upon Thames 1984–92, Wm Leech Professorial Fell in Applied Chr Th Univ of Durham 1992–97, bp of Worcester 1997–2007, bp to HM Prisons 2001-
bishop of Carlisle 1495–1502, bishop of Durham 1502-05
Orielbishop of Buckingham 1914–21
bishop of Rochester 1353 - 60, lord high treasurer 1356-60
Christ Churchbishop of Bristol 1714 - 19
bishop of Victoria & warden of St Paul's College, Hong Kong 1849 - 65
Balliolbishop of Knaresborough 1905–34
Corpus Christi and Brasenosebishop of Gloucester 1612 - 24, author of Preface to the Authorized Version
Worcesterbishop of Hertford 1990-2001
The Queen'sbishop of Carlisle 1684-1702
The Queen'sbishop of Jarrow 1990-2001
Oriel and/or Lincolnbishop of Coventry & Lichfield 1493 - 96, bishop of Lincoln 1496 - 1514
St Peter'sbishop of Croydon 1977–85, bishop to the Forces 1977–84
Orielbishop of Whitby 1961–71
Magdalenbishop of Lewes 1920–26
Wadhambishop of Rochester 1684 - 1713
Pembrokebishop of Johannesburg 1978 - 82, bishop of Bloemfontein 1982 - 97
Trinitybishop of Salisbury 1993 -
Hertfordbishop of Fulham 1955 - 56, Peterborough 1956 - 61, London 1961 - 73, Bermuda 1976
Christ Church and Balliolbishop of Pretoria 1920 - 33, vicar of Nottingham 1933 - 43, chaplain RAF 1943
The Queen's College, All Souls and Christ Churchbishop of St Asaph 1732 - 35
St Catherine's Society, Wycliffe HallBishop of Winchester 1974-84[4]
Balliolbishop of Malmesbury 1973–83
Keblebishop of Huntingdon 2008-
Canterburybishop of Dover 1545-57
Christ Churchbishop of Nottingham 1877-93
bishop of London 1522–30, Lord Privy Seal 1523–30, bishop of Durham 1530-52 & 1553 - 58
Keblebishop of Rochester 1988–94, bishop of Durham 1994-2003
Mertonbishop of Penrith 1944-58
Christ Churchbishop of Llandaff 1819 - 26, bishop of Durham 1826-36
Linacre and St Stephen's Housebishop of Middleton 1994–99, bishop of Dover 1999-[5]
Magdalenbishop of Exeter 1519 - 51
Worcesterbishop of Colchester 1988–94
Balliolbishop of Carlisle 1860-69
Brasenosebishop of Huntingdon 1972–80
Mertonbishop of Mauritius 1891–97, bishop of Dover 1898–16
Trinity (Master)Savilian Professor, bishop of Exeter 1662 - 67, of Salisbury 1667 - 89
Kebledean of Gibraltar 1928–33, bishop of Lewes 1946–59
New Collegebishop of Burnley 1970–88
New College (possibly), founder of Magdalenbishop of Winchester 1447 - 86, Lord Chancellor 1456-60
Wycliffe Hall (Vice-Principal)bishop of Tewkesbury 1996–2005
Christ Churchbishop of Hereford 1586 - 1602
Trinitybishop of Zanzibar 1908 - 1924, Major commanding Zanzibar Carrier Corps 1916, mentioned in despatches 1917, OBE 1918[6]
The Queen's and Christ Churchbishop of Knaresborough 1997 - 2003
Linacrebishop of Newcastle 1997 -
The Queen'sbishop of Edmonton 1999 -
St Edmund Hallbishop of Hertford 1971–74, bishop of Chester 1974–81
Orielbishop of Oxford 1845–70, bishop of Winchester 1870-73
St John'sbishop of Dorking 1986–95
Magdalen and Wadhambishop of Chester 1668 - 72
Jesus, All Souls, Christ ChurchTriple 1st in Mods 1908, Greats 1910, History 1911, Fellow All Souls 1911–18, Dean Christ Church 1934-39bishop of Durham 1939–52, bishop of Winchester 1952–61[7]
St Peter'sbishop of Basingstoke 2002-
Balliol and Wycliffe Hallbishop of Buckingham 2003-
The Queen's and Wycliffe Hallbishop of Birmingham 1953 - 69
Lincolnbishop of Damaraland 1968 - 81
St John'sBishop of Oxford 1971–78
New College, Brasenose and Orielbishop of Salisbury 1885 - 1911
bishop of Bristol 1623 - 32, bishop of Lichfield and Coventry 1632 - 43
Exeter, Merton, Oxford and Wycliffe Hallbishop of Durham 2003 -

Clergy and other ministers

The following are clergymen and other Christian ministers who are primarily known for their non-theological contributions to the Church, although some may also have been significant scholars

Islam

Judaism

Chief Rabbis of the United Hebrew Congregations of Great Britain and the Commonwealth

Other rabbis

Scholars

Sikhism

Bahá'í

Hinduism

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Crockford's Clerical Directory (97th edn. London, 2001), p. 55
  2. ‘FISON, Rt Rev. Joseph Edward’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 24 March 2008
  3. ‘CYPRUS AND THE GULF, Bishop of’, Who's Who 2008, A & C Black, 2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 24 March 2008
  4. ‘TAYLOR, Rt Rev. John Vernon’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 24 March 2008
  5. Crockford's Clerical Directory (97th edn. London: Church House Publishing, 2001), p. 773
  6. ‘WESTON, Rt. Rev. Frank’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 23 March 2008
  7. ‘WILLIAMS, Rt Rev. Alwyn Terrell Petre’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 24 March 2008

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