John Warren (12 May 1730 – 27 January 1800) was

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1779–1783, and

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from 1783 until his death. Warren was born at

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, the son of

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, the

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. He was educated in

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and at

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, graduating BA in 1751. In 1773 he was vicar of the

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. Before his promotion to bishop, Warren was

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. During the bishop's time at Bangor, he was involved in two major controversies. In October 1793, he became involved in a dispute with the

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and Mona Mine companies over the demolition and rebuilding of Amlwch parish church. The bishop claimed that the mining companies had promised to rebuild the church; they denied this, but eventually agreed to make a financial contribution. In 1796 the bishop was involved in another dispute, which resulted in a court case. Warren had appointed his own nephew Registrar of the

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of Bangor, even though the latter was under age. When the bishop attempted to sack the Deputy Registrar, Samuel Grindley, Grindley refused to leave his office, and a tussle ensued in which the bishop was threatened with a pistol and had to be dragged away by his wife.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Warren, John 1730 births 1800 deaths Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge 18th-century Welsh Anglican bishops Bishops of St Davids Bishops of Bangor Archdeacons of Worcester