The Right Reverend

James Bowstead

Bishop of Lichfield
Portrait by Martin Archer Shee
DioceseDiocese of Lichfield
In office1840–1843
PredecessorSamuel Butler
SuccessorJohn Lonsdale
Personal details
Born(1801-05-01)1 May 1801
Died11 October 1843(1843-10-11) (aged 42)
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
Alma materCorpus Christi College, Cambridge

James Bowstead (1801–1843) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of England as the Bishop of Sodor and Man (1838–1840) and Bishop of Lichfield (1840–1843).[1]

Born in Great Salkeld on 1 May 1801, he was educated at Bampton grammar school and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge,[2] where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1824 and a Doctorate of Divinity in 1834.[3] He was a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (1824–1838) and also a tutor at the college (1832–1838).[3] During that period, he was ordained a priest in the Anglican ministry in 1827 and became Rector of Rettendon, Essex in 1837.[3]

He was nominated Bishop of Sodor and Man by Queen Victoria on 13 July 1838 and was consecrated by Archbishop William Howley of Canterbury on 22 July 1838.[4][5] Eighteen months later, he was translated to the bishopric of Lichfield on 23 January 1840.[6][7]

He died in office at Clifton, Bristol on 11 October 1843, aged 42.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 255 and 274.
  2. ^ "Bowstead, James (BWST820J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ a b c "James Bowstead - Bishop 1838-1840". A Manx Note Book: People. Isle of Man.com. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  4. ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 274.
  5. ^ Horn, J. M.; Smith, D. M.; Mussett, P. (2004). "Bishops of Sodor and Man". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 11: Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Manchester, Ripon, and Sodor and Man Dioceses. British History Online. pp. 141–146.
  6. ^ a b Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 255.
  7. ^ a b Horn, J. M. (2003). "Bishops of Lichfield". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 10: Coventry and Lichfield Diocese. British History Online. pp. 1–5.

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Church of England titles Preceded byWilliam Ward Bishop of Sodor and Man 1838–1840 Succeeded byHenry Pepys Preceded bySamuel Butler Bishop of Lichfield 1840–1843 Succeeded byJohn Lonsdale
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