Charles James Blomfield

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The Right Reverend and Right Honourable

Charles James Blomfield
Bishop of London
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseLondon
Elected1828
Term ended1856 (ill health)
PredecessorWilliam Howley
SuccessorArchibald Campbell Tait
Other post(s)Bishop of Chester
1824–1828
Orders
Ordination1810
Consecrationc. 1824
Personal details
Born(1786-05-29)29 May 1786
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, Great Britain
Died5 August 1857(1857-08-05) (aged 71)
BuriedAll Saints Church, Fulham
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
ResidenceFulham Palace, London
Children17 (& 1 stepson), including:
EducationKing Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Arms: Quarterly per fess indented Or and Azure a bend Gules.[1]

Charles James Blomfield (29 May 1786 – 5 August 1857) was a British divine and classicist, and a Church of England bishop for 32 years.

  1. ^ "The Armorial Bearings of the Bishops of Chester". Cheshire Heraldry Society. Retrieved 10 February 2021.