List of University of Oxford people in religion
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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.
- Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.
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[edit] Christianity
[edit] Saints
- John Boste (The Queen's)
- Alexander Briant (Hart Hall)
- Edmund Campion (St John's)
- Thomas of Hereford (Chancellor)
- Richard of Chichester (Chancellor)
- Richard Gwyn
- Cuthbert Mayne (St John's)
- Thomas More (Canterbury Hall)
- Edmund of Abingdon (Grammar, Arts, Theology)
- John Roberts (St John's)
- Ralph Sherwin (Exeter)
- Simon Stock (college or hall not known)
[edit] Blessed
- Thomas Abel (college or hall not known)
- Thomas Cottam (Brasenose)
- Thomas Ford (Trinity)
- John Forrest (c. 1500, BD, possibly DD)
- John Ingram (New College)
- Edward James (St John's)
- George Nichols (Brasenose)
- John Duns Scotus (college or hall not known)
- John Shert (Brasenose)
- John Story (Broadgates Hall)
[edit] Pope
- Pope Alexander V antipope 1409-10
[edit] Cardinals
Excluding Cardinals who were Archbishop of Canterbury or York
- William Allen (Oriel and St Mary Hall) Cardinal 1587
- William Heard (Balliol) Dean of the Sacred Roman Rota 1958, Cardinal 1959
- Basil Hume (St Benet's Hall) archbishop of Westminster and Cardinal 1976–99
- Henry Manning (Balliol) archbishop of Westminster 1865-92 and Cardinal 1875-92
- John Henry Newman (Trinity) Cardinal 1879
- George Pell (Campion Hall) archbishop of Melbourne 1996-2001, archbishop of Sydney 2001-, Cardinal 2003-
- Philip Repyngdon bishop of Lincoln 1404-19, Cardinal 1408-24
[edit] Archbishops of Canterbury
- Edmund Rich 1233-40
- John Peckham 1279-92
- Robert Winchelsey 1294-1313
- John de Stratford 1333-48 (Merton)
- Thomas Bradwardine 1349-49 (Balliol)
- William Whittlesey 1368-74
- William Courtenay 1381-96 (Stapledon Hall)
- Thomas Arundel 1397-98, 1397-1414 (Oriel)
- Henry Chichele 1414-43 (New College and All Souls)
- John Kemp 1452-54 (Merton) Cardinal
- Thomas Bourchier 1454-86 Cardinal
- John Morton 1486-1500 (Balliol) Cardinal
- Thomas Langton 1501 (The Queen's)
- Henry Deane 1501-03 (Exeter)
- William Warham 1503-32 (New College)
- Reginald Pole 1557-58 (Magdalen and Corpus Christi) Cardinal
- George Abbot 1611-33 (Balliol and University)
- William Laud 1633-45 (St John's)
- William Juxon 1660-63 (St John's)
- Gilbert Sheldon 1663-77 (Trinity and All Souls)
- William Wake 1716-37 (Christ Church)
- John Potter 1737-47 (University, Lincoln, and Christ Church)
- Thomas Secker 1758-68 (Exeter)
- Charles Thomas Longley 1862-68 (Balliol)
- Archibald Campbell Tait 1868-82 (Balliol)
- Frederick Temple 1896-1902 (Balliol)
- Randall Thomas Davidson 1903-28 (Trinity)
- Cosmo Lang 1928-42 (Balliol)
- William Temple 1942-44 (Balliol)
- Geoffrey Fisher (later Baron Fisher of Lambeth) 1945-61 (Exeter)
- Robert Runcie (later Baron Runcie of Cuddesdon) 1980-91 (Brasenose)
- Rowan Williams 2002- (Christ Church and Wadham)
[edit] Archbishops of York
- Walter de Gray 1216–55
- William Greenfield 1306–15
- Thomas Arundel 1388–96 (Oriel)
- Richard le Scrope 1398–1405
- John Kemp 1426–52 (Merton) Cardinal
- George Neville 1465–76 (Balliol)
- Thomas Rotherham 1480–1500 (Lincoln)
- Christopher Bainbridge 1508–14 (The Queen's)
- Thomas Wolsey 1514–30 (Magdalen) Cardinal
- Thomas Young 1561–68
- Tobias Matthew 1606–28 (University, Christ Church, and St John's)
- Accepted Frewen 1660–64 (Magdalen)
- John Dolben 1683–86 (Christ Church)
- Lancelot Blackburne 1724-43 (Christ Church)
- William Markham 1776–1807 (Christ Church)
- Charles Thomas Longley 1860–62 (Balliol)
- William Thomson 1862–90 (The Queen's)
- Cosmo Lang 1909–28 (Balliol)
- William Temple 1929–42 (Balliol)
- Cyril Garbett 1942-55 (Keble)
- Stuart Blanch (later Baron Blanch) 1975–83 (St Catherine's)
- David Hope (later Baron Hope of Thornes) 1995-2005 (Linacre)
[edit] Other Archbishops, Presiding Bishops, and Metropolitans
- Hugh Boulter (Christ Church and Magdalen) bishop of Bristol 1719-24, archbishop of Armagh 1724-42
- Alfred George Edwards (Jesus) bishop of St Asaph 1889-1934, archbishop of Wales 1920-34
- Richard FitzRalph (Balliol) archbishop of Armagh 1346-60
- Frank Tracy Griswold (Oriel) presiding bishop, Episcopal Church in the United States of America 1997-2006
- David Hand (Oriel) consecrated bishop 1950, archbishop of Papua New Guinea 1977-83
- Trevor Huddleston (Christ Church) archbishop of the Indian Ocean and bishop of Mauritius 1978-83
- Peter Jensen archbishop of Sydney and metropolitan of New South Wales 2001-
- Narcissus Marsh (Exeter and St Alban Hall) archbp of Cashel 1691-94, archbp of Dublin 1694-1703, archbp of Armagh 1703-13
- Glyn Simon (Jesus) bishop of Llandaff 1957–71, archbishop of Wales 1968–71
- George Stone (Christ Church) archbishop of Armagh 1747-64
- Timothy Ware (Kallistos) (Magdalen and Pembroke) Orthodox bishop of Diokleia 1982-, Metropolitan 2007-
- Gwilym Owen Williams (Jesus) bishop of Bangor 1957-82, archbishop of Wales 1971-82
- Daniel Wilson (St Edmund Hall) bishop of Calcutta and metropolitan of India and Ceylon 1832-58
- John Charles Wright archbishop of Sydney 1909-33, primate of Australia 1910-33
[edit] Other Bishops
Post-Reformation bishops are Anglican unless described otherwise
Name | College | Years at Oxford | Notes | Ref |
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Lancelot Andrewes | Jesus and Pembroke | bishop of Chichester 1605–09, bishop of Ely 1609–18, bishop of Winchester 1618–26 | ||
John Armstrong | Lincoln | bishop of Grahamstown 1853–56 | ||
Francis Atterbury | Christ Church | bishop of Rochester and dean of Westminster 1713–23 | ||
Richard Aungerville (Richard de Bury) | bishop of Durham 1333–45, lord high treasurer 1334–35, lord high chancellor 1335–36 | |||
Walter Hubert Baddeley | Keble | bishop of Melanesia 1932–47, bishop of Whitby 1947–54, bishop of Blackburn 1954–60 | ||
Cuthbert Bardsley | New College | bishop of Croydon 1947–56, bishop of Coventry 1956–76 | ||
Thomas Barlow | The Queen's | bishop of Lincoln 1675–91 | ||
Richard Barnes | Brasenose | bishop of Carlisle 1570-77, bishop of Durham 1577-87 | ||
Shute Barrington | Merton | bishop of Llandaff 1769–82, bishop of Salisbury 1782–91, bishop of Durham 1791–1826 | ||
Timothy John Bavin | Worcester | bishop of Johannesburg 1974-84, bishop of Portsmouth 1984-95 | ||
Thomas Beckington | New College | bishop of Bath and Wells 1434-65, Lord Privy Seal 1443-44 | ||
James Harold Bell | St Peter's, Wycliffe Hall, Brasenose | Undergraduate 1972-74, Academic 1976-82 | bishop of Knaresborough 2003- | [1] |
John Bell | Balliol | bishop of Worcester 1539–43 | ||
Colin Bennetts | Jesus | bishop of Buckingham 1994–98, bishop of Coventry 1998– | ||
Edmund Bonner | Pembroke | bishop of London 1539–49, 1553–59 | ||
James Brooks | Corpus Christi and Balliol | bishop of Gloucester 1554–58 | ||
Thomas Brunce | New College | bishop of Rochester 1435–37, bishop of Norwich 1437–45 | ||
John Buckeridge | St John's | bishop of Rochester 1611–28, bishop of Ely in 1628–31 | ||
Thomas Burgess | Corpus Christi | bishop of St David's 1803–25, bishop of Salisbury 1825–37 | ||
Joseph Butler | Oriel | bishop of Bristol 1738–50, bishop of Durham 1750–52 | ||
Harry James Carpenter | Keble | bishop of Oxford 1955-70 | ||
Graham Charles Chadwick | Keble | bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman 1976-82 | ||
Christopher Maude Chavasse | Trinity and St Peter's | bishop of Rochester 1940–60 | ||
Alan Chesters | St Catherine's and St Stephen's House | bishop of Blackburn 1989–2003 | ||
David Chillingworth | Oriel | bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld, and Dunblane 2005– | ||
Thomas Legh Claughton | Trinity | bishop of Rochester 1867-77, bishop of St Albans 1877-90 | ||
Henry Compton | The Queen's | bishop of Oxford 1674, bishop of London 1675–1713 | ||
Thomas Cooper | Magdalen and Christ Church | bishop of Lincoln 1571–84, bishop of Winchester 1584–94 | ||
Edward Copleston | Oriel | bishop of Llandaff 1827–49 | ||
George Cotes | Balliol and Magdalen | bishop of Chester 1554–55 | ||
Peter Courtenay | Exeter | bishop of Exeter 1478–87, bishop of Winchester 1487–92 | ||
Richard Courtenay | Exeter | bishop of Norwich 1413–15 | ||
Richard Cox | Cardinal College | dean of Westminster 1549–53, bishop of Ely 1559–80 | ||
Nathaniel Crewe | Lincoln | bishop of Oxford 1671–74, bishop of Durham 1674–1721 | ||
Paul de Labilliere | Merton (undergraduate), Wadham (chaplain), Wycliffe Hall (lecturer) | bishop of Knaresborough 1934–38, dean of Westminster 1938–46 | ||
Robert Deakin | bishop of Tewkesbury 1973–85 | |||
John Douglas | Balliol | bishop of Carlisle in 1787–91, bishop of Salisbury 1791–1807 | ||
John Earle | Christ Church and Merton | bishop of Salisbury 1663-65 | ||
Anthony Fisher | Blackfriars | RC auxiliary bishop archdiocese of Sydney since 2003 | ||
Joseph Fison | The Queen's and Wycliffe Hall | 2nd in Greats, 1st in Theology, BA 1929, MA 1934, BD 1950 | bishop of Salisbury 1963-72 | [2] |
Richard Fleming | University | bishop of Lincoln 1420–31 | ||
Peter Forster | Merton | bishop of Chester since 1996 | ||
Edward Fowler | Corpus Christi | bishop of Gloucester 1691–1714 | ||
Richard Foxe | Magdalen and Corpus Christi | bishop of Exeter (1487–92), Bath & Wells (1492–94), Durham (1494–1501), Winchester (1501–28) | ||
Robert Frampton | Corpus Christi and Christ Church | bishop of Gloucester 1681–91 | ||
James Fraser | Lincoln and Oriel | bishop of Manchester 1870–85 | ||
Francis Fulford | Exeter | bishop of Montreal 1850–68 | ||
Edgar Charles Sumner Gibson | Trinity | bishop of Gloucester 1905–24 | ||
Theodore Sumner Gibson | Keble | bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman 1928–43, bishop of St John's 1943–51 | ||
Francis Godwin | Christ Church | bishop of Llandaff 1601–17, bishop of Hereford 1617–34 | ||
Archibald Ronald McDonald Gordon | Balliol and Christ Church | BA 1950, MA 1952 | bishop Portsmouth 1975-84, bishop Lambeth 1984-91, bishop HM Forces 1985-90, Sub Dean Christ Church 1991-96 | |
Charles Gore | Balliol, Trinity and Pusey House | bishop of Worcester 1902–05, bishop of Birmingham 1905–32 | ||
Neville Vincent Gorton | Balliol | bishop of Coventry 1943–52 | ||
Mervyn George Haigh | New College | bishop of Coventry 1931-42, bishop of Winchester 1942-52 | ||
Robert Hallam | bishop of Salisbury 1408–17 | |||
Walter Kerr Hamilton | Christ Church and Merton | bishop of Salisbury 1854-69 | ||
James Hannington | St Mary's Hall | bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa 1884–85 and martyr | ||
Maurice Harland | Exeter | bishop of Croydon 1942–47, bishop of Lincoln 1947–56, bishop of Durham, 1956-66 | ||
Arthur Cayley Headlam | All Souls, New College, Christ Church | bishop of Gloucester 1923-45 | ||
Reginald Heber | Brasenose and All Souls | bishop of Calcutta 1823–26 | ||
Herbert Hensley Henson | All Souls | bishop of Hereford 1917–20, bishop of Durham 1920–39 | ||
Augustine John Hodson | Christ Church and St Stephen's House | Bishop of Tewkesbury 1938–55 | ||
Crispian Hollis | Balliol | RC bishop of Portsmouth since 1987 | ||
John Hooper | bishop of Gloucester 1550–53, bishop of Worcester 1552–54, martyr | |||
George Horne | University and Magdalen | bishop of Norwich 1790–92 | ||
William Walsham How | Wadham | suffragan bishop of Bedford 1879–89, bishop of Wakefield 1889-97 | ||
Harold Evelyn Hubbard | Christ Church | bishop of Whitby 1939–46 | ||
John Hunter | Keble | bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman 1943–51 | ||
Alexander Hyde | New College | bishop of Salisbury 1665–67 | ||
Edgar Jacob | New College | bishop of Newcastle 1896–1903, bishop of St Albans 1903–19 | ||
William Jacobson | Christ Church | bishop of Chester 1865–84 | ||
Francis Jayne | Wadham | bishop of Chester 1889-19 | ||
Francis Jeune | Pembroke | bishop of Peterborough 1864–68 | ||
David Jenkins | The Queen's | bishop of Durham 1984–94 | ||
John Jewel | Merton and Corpus Christi | bishop of Salisbury 1560–71 | ||
Roger Jupp | St Edmund Hall | bishop of Popondota 2003–05 | ||
Eric Waldram Kemp | Exeter, Christ Church and Pusey House | bishop of Chichester 1974–2001 | ||
Thomas Ken | Hart Hall and New College | bishop of Bath and Wells 1685–91 | ||
White Kennett | St Edmund Hall | bishop of Peterborough 1718-28 | ||
George Wyndham Kennion | Oriel | bishop of Adelaide 1882–94, bishop of Bath and Wells 1894–1919 | ||
Edward King | Oriel, Cuddesdon and Christ Church | bishop of Lincoln 1885–1910 | ||
Kenneth E. Kirk | St John's, Magdalen, Trinity and Christ Church | bishop of Oxford 1937–54 | ||
Edward Knapp-Fisher | Trinity | bishop of Pretoria 1960–75, canon of Westminster 1975–87 | ||
Carey Frederick Knyvett | Trinity | bishop of Selby 1941–62 | ||
Arthur Lake | New College | bishop of Bath and Wells 1616–26 | ||
Graham Leonard | Balliol | bishop of Truro 1973-81, bishop of London 1981-91, prelate of honour 2000– | ||
Michael Lewis | Merton | bishop of Middleton 1999-2007, bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf 2007- | [3] | |
Martin Linton Smith | Hertford | bishop of Warrington 1918-20, Hereford 1920-30, Rochester 1930-40 | ||
Robert Lowth | New College | bishop of St David's 1766, Oxford 1766–1777, London 1777–87, declined Canterbury 1783 | ||
Malcolm Menin | University | bishop of Knaresborough 1986–97 | ||
Peter Mews | St John's | bishop of Bath and Wells 1672–84, bishop of Winchester 1684–1706 | ||
George Moberly | Balliol | bishop of Salisbury 1869-85 | ||
George Morley | Christ Church | bishop of Worcester 1660–62, bishop of Winchester 1662–84 | ||
Gordon Mursell | Brasenose | bishop of Stafford 1999- | ||
Michael Nazir-Ali | St Edmund Hall | bishop of Raiwind 1984–86, bishop of Rochester 1994– | ||
William Nicolson | The Queen's | bishop of Carlisle 1702–18, of Derry 1718–27, appointed archbishop of Cashel and Emly before death | ||
Owen Oglethorpe | Magdalen and Christ Church | bishop of Carlisle 1557-59 | ||
Hugh Oldham | Exeter | bishop of Exeter 1504–19 | ||
John Owen | Jesus | bishop of St David's 1827–1926 | ||
John Richard Packer | Keble | suffragan bishop of Warrington 1996–2000, bishop of Ripon and Leeds 2000– | ||
Samuel Parker | Wadham, Trinity and Magdalen | bishop of Oxford 1686–87 | ||
Richard Godfrey Parsons | Magdalen and University | bishop of Middleton 1927–32, bishop of Southwark 1932–41, bishop of Hereford 1942–48 | ||
Reginald Pecock | Oriel | bishop of St Asaph 1444–50, bishop of Chichester 1450–57 | ||
John Penny | Lincoln | bishop of Bangor 1504-08, bishop of Carlisle 1508-20 | ||
Henry Phillpotts | Corpus Christi and Magdalen | bishop of Exeter 1831–69 | ||
Barnaby Potter | The Queen's | bishop of Carlisle 1629-42 | ||
Edward Rainbowe | Corpus Christi | bishop of Carlisle 1664-84 | ||
John Randolph | Christ Church | bishop of Oxford 1799–1807, bishop of Bangor 1807–09, bishop of London 1809–13 | ||
John Rider | Jesus | bishop of Killaloe 1612–1632 | ||
George Ridding | Balliol and Exeter | headmaster of Winchester 1867–84, bishop of Southwell 1884–1904 | ||
Henry Robinson | The Queen's College and St Edmund Hall | bishop of Carlisle 1598-1616 | ||
John Robinson | Brasenose and Oriel | bishop of Bristol 1710–14, bishop of London 1714-23, Lord Privy Seal 1711-1713 | ||
Patrick Campbell Rodger | Christ Church | bishop of Manchester 1970-78, bishop of Oxford 1978-86 | ||
Geoffrey Rowell | Keble | bishop of Basingstoke 1994–2001, bishop of Gibraltar in Europe 2001– | ||
Anthony Russell | Trinity | bishop of Dorchester 1988–2000, bishop of Ely 2000– | ||
John Charles Ryle | Christ Church | bishop of Liverpool 1880–1900 | ||
William Senhouse | bishop of Carlisle 1495-1502, bishop of Durham 1502-05 | |||
John Sheppey | bishop of Rochester 1353–60, lord high treasurer 1356-60 | |||
George Smalridge | Christ Church | bishop of Bristol 1714–19 | ||
George Smith | bishop of Victoria & warden of St Paul's College, Hong Kong 1849–65 | |||
Lucius Smith | Balliol | bishop of Knaresborough 1905–34 | ||
Miles Smith | Corpus Christi and Brasenose | bishop of Gloucester 1612–24, author of Preface to the Authorized Version | ||
Thomas Smith | The Queen's | bishop of Carlisle 1684-1702 | ||
William Smyth | Oriel and/or Lincoln | bishop of Coventry & Lichfield 1493–96, bishop of Lincoln 1496–1514 | ||
George D'Oyly Snow | Oriel | bishop of Whitby 1961–71 | ||
Thomas Sprat | Wadham | bishop of Rochester 1684–1713 | ||
Thomas Stanage | Pembroke | suffragan bishop of Johannesburg 1978–82, bishop of Bloemfontein 1982–97 | ||
David Stancliffe | Trinity | bishop of Salisbury 1993– | ||
Robert Stopford | Hertford | bishop of Fulham 1955–56, Peterborough 1956–61, London 1961–73 | ||
Neville Stuart Talbot | Christ Church and Balliol | bishop of Pretoria 1920–33, vicar of Nottingham 1933–43, chaplain RAF 1943 | ||
Thomas Tanner | The Queen's College, All Souls and Christ Church | bishop of St Asaph 1732–35 | ||
John Vernon Taylor | St Catherine's Society, Wycliffe Hall | Bishop of Winchester 1974-84 | [4] | |
Cuthbert Tunstall | bishop of London 1522-30, Lord Privy Seal 1523-30, bishop of Durham 1530-52 & 1553–58 | |||
Michael Turnbull | Keble | bishop of Rochester 1988-94, bishop of Durham 1994-2003 | ||
William Van Mildert | Christ Church | bishop of Llandaff 1819–26, bishop of Durham 1826-36 | ||
Stephen Venner | Linacre and St Stephen's House | bishop of Middleton 1994-99, bishop of Dover 1999- | [5] | |
John Vesey | Magdalen | bishop of Exeter 1519–51 | ||
Samuel Waldegrave | Balliol | bishop of Carlisle 1860-69 | ||
Seth Ward | Trinity (Master) | Savilian Professor, bishop of Exeter 1662–67, of Salisbury 1667–89 | ||
William Waynflete | New College (possibly), founder of Magdalen | bishop of Winchester 1447–86, Lord Chancellor 1456-60 | ||
John Stewart Went | Wycliffe Hall (Vice-Principal) | bishop of Tewkesbury 1996–2005 | ||
Herbert Westfaling | Christ Church | bishop of Hereford 1586–1602 | ||
Frank Weston | Trinity | bishop of Zanzibar 1908–1924, Major commanding Zanzibar Carrier Corps 1916, mentioned in despatches 1917, OBE 1918 | [6] | |
Frank Valentine Weston | The Queen's and Christ Church | bishop of Knaresborough 1997–2003 | ||
Martin Wharton | Linacre | bishop of Newcastle 1997– | ||
Samuel Wilberforce | Oriel | bishop of Oxford 1845-70, bishop of Winchester 1870-73 | ||
John Wilkins | Magdalen and Wadham | bishop of Chester 1668–72 | ||
Alwyn Williams | Jesus, All Souls, Christ Church | Triple 1st in Mods 1908, Greats 1910, History 1911, Fellow All Souls 1911–18, Dean Christ Church 1934-39 | bishop of Durham 1939–52, bishop of Winchester 1952–61 | [7] |
John Leonard Wilson | The Queen's and Wycliffe Hall | bishop of Birmingham 1953–69 | ||
Colin Winter | Lincoln | bishop of Damaraland 1968–81 | ||
Kenneth John Woollcombe | St John's | Bishop of Oxford 1971–78 | ||
John Wordsworth | New College, Brasenose and Oriel | bishop of Salisbury 1885–1911 | ||
Robert Wright | Trinity and Wadham | bishop of Bristol 1623–32, bishop of Lichfield and Coventry 1632–43 | ||
Tom Wright | Exeter, Merton, Oxford and Wycliffe Hall | bishop of Durham 2003– |
[edit] 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
- Fitzherbert Adams (Lincoln) rector of Lincoln College and prebendary of Durham Cathedral 1685-1719
- Simon Bailey (Regent's Park) rector of Dinnington, writer, art collector
- Thomas Bastard (New College)
- Derek Pattinson (The Queen's) Secretary-General of the General Synod of the Church of England 1972-90
- Richard Meux Benson (Christ Church) founder Society of St John the Evangelist
- Adam Blakeman (Christ Church) minister of Stratford, Connecticut 1639-65
- William Henry Bliss (Magdalen) sometime tutor to King Victor Emmanuel III
- Thomas Bradley (Exeter) chaplain who ministered to Charles I at his execution
- Thomas Bray (All Souls) missionary to Maryland 1699-1700, rector of St Botolph Aldgate 1706-30
- Thomas Charles (Jesus) Anglican priest and Methodist
- Richard William Church (Wadham and Oriel) Dean of St Paul's 1871-90
- Thomas Coke (Jesus) father of Methodist missions and successor to John Wesley
- John Davenport after whom Davenport College, Yale is named; co-founder Colony of New Haven & Hopkins School
- Harold Davidson (Exeter) rector of Stiffkey 1906-32
- Percy Dearmer (Christ Church) liturgist, socialist, Professor of King's College London, Canon of Westminster
- Verrier Elwin (Merton and Wycliffe Hall)
- John Feckenham (Gloucester Hall) Dean of St Paul's 1554-56, Abbot of Westminster 1556-60
- Edward Drax Free (St John's)
- Michael Green (Exeter and Wycliffe Hall) priest, professor, and evangelist
- Nicky Gumbel (Wycliffe Hall) Asst Curate Holy Trinity Brompton 1986-2005, Vicar 2005-, head of Alpha 1990-
- William Ralph Inge (Hertford) Dean of St Paul's 1911-34
- Cyril Jackson (Christ Church) tutor to George IV; declined bpric of Oxford (1799) & archbpric of Armagh (1800)
- Hewlett Johnson (Wadham) "Red" Dean of Canterbury 1931-63
- R. T. Kendall (Regent's Park) Minister of Westminster Chapel 1977-2002
- Vicesimus Knox (St John's) essayist and sometime Head Master of Tonbridge School
- Christopher Lewis (Ripon Coll Cuddesdon & Christ Church) Dean of St Albans 1994-2003, of Christ Church 2003-
- Alexander Heriot Mackonochie (Wadham) Master of the Society of the Holy Cross 1863–75
- John Mason (All Souls) Dean of Winchester 1549-54
- Edward Meyrick Goulburn (Balliol and Merton) Head Master of Rugby 1849-57, Dean of Norwich 1866-89
- Alexander Nowell (Brasenose) Dean of St Paul's 1560-1602
- Richard Pace Secretary of State 1516–26, Dean of St Paul's 1519-36
- A. P. Stanley (Balliol & University) Dean of Westminster 1863-81, Rector of St Andrews 1874-77
- Montague Summers (Trinity) poet and expert on Gothic literature, witchcraft, vampires, and werewolves
- Chad Varah (Keble) Rector of St Stephen Walbrook 1953-2003, founder of The Samaritans 1953
- Lawrence Washington (Brasenose) great-great-grandfather of George Washington
- Charles Wesley (Christ Church) hymn writer and brother of John Wesley
- John Wesley (Christ Church and Lincoln) founder of Methodism
- George Whitefield (Pembroke) founder of Methodism
- John Yonge (New College) Master of the Rolls 1508-16, Dean of York 1514-16
[edit] Islam
- Rashid Khalidi (St Antony's) Edward Said Prof of Arab Studies & Head, Middle East Inst, Columbia Univ 2003-
- Martin Lings (Abu Bakr Siraj Ad-Din) (Magdalen) Keeper of Oriental Printed Books & MSS, British Museum 1970-73
- David Samuel Margoliouth
- Ali Mazrui (Nuffield)
- Josef W. Meri (Wolfson)
- Farhan Nizami (Wadham, St Cross, and Magdalen)
- Fazlur Rahman
- Tariq Ramadan (St Antony's)
- Mirza Nasir Ahmad (Balliol College)
[edit] Judaism
Chief Rabbis of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth
- Israel Brodie 1948-65 (Balliol)
- Jonathan Sacks 1991- (New College)
- Lionel Blue (Balliol)
- Moses Gaster
- Martin Goodman (Wolfson)
- Jacob Neusner (Lincoln)
[edit] Bahá'í
- Shoghi Effendi (Balliol) Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith 1921-57
[edit] Buddhism
[edit] See also
- A select list of former Rhodes Scholars
- List of Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford
- List of Current Heads of Oxford University Colleges, Societies, and Halls
[edit] External links
- British Society for the History of Mathematics: Oxford individuals
- Famous Oxford Alumni
- Short Alumni List Published by Oxford
[edit] References
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory (97th edn. London, 2001), p. 55
- ^ ‘FISON, Rt Rev. Joseph Edward’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 24 March 2008
- ^ ‘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
- ^ ‘TAYLOR, Rt Rev. John Vernon’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 24 March 2008
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory (97th edn. London: Church House Publishing, 2001), p. 773
- ^ ‘WESTON, Rt. Rev. Frank’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 23 March 2008
- ^ ‘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