James Pilkington (bishop)
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James Pilkington (1520–1576), was the first Protestant Bishop of Durham from 1561 until his death in 1576. He founded Rivington Grammar School and was an Elizabethan author and orator.
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The Right Reverend James Pilkington | |
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Bishop of Durham | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Durham |
Installed | 10 April 1561 |
Term ended | 23 January 1576 |
Predecessor | Cuthbert Tunstall |
Successor | Richard Barnes |
Other post(s) | Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge and Master of St John's College, Cambridge |
Orders | |
Consecration | 2 March 1561 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1520 Rivington, Lancashire, England |
Died | 23 January 1576 (aged 55) Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England |
Buried | Durham Cathedral |
Nationality | English |
Denomination | Church of England |
Parents | Richard Pilkington Alice Asshaw |
Spouse | Alice Kingsmill |
Children | 4 |
Occupation | Bishop of Durham and Author |
Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge St John's College, Cambridge |
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