John Wordsworth


John Wordsworth

Bishop of Salisbury
ChurchChurch of England
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseSalisbury
In office1885–1911
PredecessorGeorge Moberly
SuccessorFrederick Ridgeway
Orders
Ordination1867
Consecration1885
Personal details
Born21 September 1843
Died16 August 1911(1911-08-16) (aged 67)
DenominationAnglicanism
ParentsChristopher Wordsworth
Susanna
Spouse
  • Susan Esther Coxe
    (m. 1870; died 1894)
  • Mary Anne Frances Williams
    (m. 1896)
Academic background
Alma materNew College, Oxford
Academic work
Discipline
Institutions

John Wordsworth FBA (21 September 1843 – 16 August 1911) was an English Anglican bishop and classical scholar. He was Oriel Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford from 1883 to 1885, and Bishop of Salisbury from 1885 to 1911.