James Wilson (1780-1857) was an Irish bishop of the

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. He was born near Newry,

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, his father being James Wilson (merchant), and was brought up there. He studied at Trinity College Dublin starting in 1798, becoming a Scholar in 1800, graduating BA (1802), MA (1809) and later LLD (1830). For seventeen years he was

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at St. Audoen's Church, Dublin. Later he was Rector of Killinane and

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of Leighlin, posts he held until his elevation to the

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. He was nominated to the vacant post of

Bishop of Cork The Bishop of Cork was a separate episcopal title which took its name after the city of Cork in Ireland. The title is now united with other bishoprics. In the Church of Ireland it is held by the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, and in the Roman C ...

on 24 June 1848 and consecrated on 30 July 1848 following the death of the previous incumbent, Samuel Kyle. In 1822 he was elected a member of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, James 1780 births 1857 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Bishops of Cork, Cloyne and Ross 19th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland Members of the Royal Irish Academy