William Ward (bishop)

William Ward, DD (1762–1838) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of England as the Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1828 to 1838.[1]

Styles of
William Ward, DD
Reference styleThe Right Reverend
Spoken styleMy Lord
Religious styleBishop

Born in Saintfield, near Belfast on 19 September 1761, he was ordained in the Anglican ministry as a deacon in 1788 and a priest in 1789.[2] In 1805, he married Anne Hammersley (died 1841), and they had two sons and five daughters.[2]

He was nominated Bishop of Sodor and Man by King George IV on 3 January 1828 and received royal assent on 28 January 1828.[1][3] He was consecrated on 9 March 1828 and enthroned on 27 October 1828.[1][3]

He died in office on 26 January 1838, aged 75, and was buried in Great Horkesley, Essex.[1][2][3]

References

  1. Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 274. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  2. "William Ward - Bishop 1827-1838". A Manx Note Book: People. Isle of Man.com. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  3. Horn, J. M.; Smith, D. M.; Mussett, P. (2004). "Bishops of Sodor and Man". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 11: Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Manchester, Ripon, and Sodor and Man Dioceses. British History Online. pp. 141–146.
Church of England titles
Preceded by
George Murray
Bishop of Sodor and Man
1828–1838
Succeeded by
James Bowstead
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