Thomas Coke | |
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| President of the Methodist Conference | |
| In office 1797–1798 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Benson |
| In office 1805–1806 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Moore |
| Succeeded by | Adam Clarke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 September 1747 Brecon, South Wales |
| Died | 2 May 1814 (aged 66) |
| Occupation | Methodist bishop |
Thomas Coke (9 September 1747 – 2 May 1814) was the first Methodist bishop.[1] Born in Brecon, Wales, he was ordained as a priest in 1772, but expelled from his Anglican pulpit of South Petherton for being a Methodist. Coke met John Wesley in 1776. He later co-founded Methodism in America and then established the Methodist missions overseas, which in the 19th century spread around the world.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 655.