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Francis Paget (20 March 18512 August 1911) was an English theologian, author and the 33rd Bishop of Oxford.
He was educated at St Marylebone Grammar School, then at
Shrewsbury School and
''The Spirit of Discipline''
*1895: ''Studies in the Christian Character'' *1899
''An introduction to the fifth book of Hooker's treatise Of the laws of ecclesiastical policy''
*1900: ''The Redemption of War''
Life
He was the second son of the noted surgeon James, and brother of Luke (sometime Bishop of Stepney and of Chester).
He was educated at St Marylebone Grammar School, then at
Shrewsbury School and Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church ( la, Ædes Christi, the temple or house, '' ædēs'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, the college is uniqu ...
. Ordained priest he became preacher at Whitehall in 1882 and Vicar of Bromsgrove
Bromsgrove is a town in Worcestershire, England, about northeast of Worcester and southwest of Birmingham city centre. It had a population of 29,237 in 2001 (39,644 in the wider Bromsgrove/Catshill urban area). Bromsgrove is the main town in the ...
in 1885. An eminent scholar, he was subsequently Regius Professor of Pastoral Theology
The Regius Professorship of Moral and Pastoral Theology, together with the Regius Professorship of Ecclesiastical History, was founded at the University of Oxford by act of Parliament in 1840, and first filled in 1842. The act attached the chair to ...
at the University of Oxford and Dean at his old college.
After the death of William Stubbs in April 1901, Paget was recommended to succeed him as Bishop of Oxford. He was elected bishop the following month, and consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury in St Paul's Cathedral 29 June 1901. A couple of days later he was received by Edward VII and invested as Chancellor of the Order of the Garter The Chancellor of the Order of the Garter is an officer of the Order of the Garter.
History of the office
When the Order of the Garter was founded in 1348 at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, by Edward III of England three officers were initiall ...
, an office held by the Bishop of Oxford between 1837 and 1937.
Paget served as bishop until his death in 1911.Death of the Bishop of Oxford, '' The Times'', Thursday, August 03, 1911; pg. 8; Issue 39654; col E
Paget's son Bernard was a General in the Army, and another son, Edward
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”.
History
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...
, was the first Anglican Archbishop of Central Africa This is a list of the Archbishops of the Anglican Church of the Province of Central Africa, which encompasses the present-day Botswana, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. List of Archbishops of Central Africa
References
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. His daughter Edith married the priest and hymnwriter John Macleod Campbell Crum.
Selected works
*1887: ''Faculties and Difficulties for Belief and Dis-belief'' *1891''The Spirit of Discipline''
*1895: ''Studies in the Christian Character'' *1899
''An introduction to the fifth book of Hooker's treatise Of the laws of ecclesiastical policy''
*1900: ''The Redemption of War''
References
Further reading
*Paget, Stephen & Crum, J. M. C. (1913) ''Francis Paget''. London: Macmillan {{DEFAULTSORT:Paget, Francis 1851 births 1911 deaths People educated at St Marylebone Grammar School People educated at Shrewsbury School Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Fellows of Christ Church, Oxford Deans of Christ Church, Oxford Bishops of Oxford 20th-century Church of England bishops Regius Professors of Moral and Pastoral Theology Younger sons of baronets Chancellors of the Order of the Garter