List of University of Oxford people in religion

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

aints

*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)

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)

Pope

*Pope Alexander V antipope 1409-10

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

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)

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)

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

Other bishops

"Post-Reformation bishops are Anglican unless described otherwise"

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
*Robin Griffith-Jones (New College and Lincoln) The Reverend and Valiant Master of the Temple 1999-
*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

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)

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)

Bahá'í

*Shoghi Effendi (Balliol) Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith 1921-57

Buddhism

*Chögyam Trungpa

ee 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

External links

* [http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/bshm/zingaz/OxfordPeople.html British Society for the History of Mathematics: Oxford individuals]
* [http://blanchflower.org/alumni/oxfalumn.html Famous Oxford Alumni]
* [http://www.ox.ac.uk/aboutoxford/famous.shtml Short Alumni List Published by Oxford]

References