Henry Ryder | |
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Bishop of Lichfield | |
Diocese | Lichfield |
In office | 1824–1836 |
Predecessor | James Cornwallis |
Successor | Samuel Butler |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Gloucester (1815–1824) |
Personal details | |
Born | Streatham, Surrey | 21 July 1777
Died | 31 March 1836 Hastings, Sussex | (aged 58)
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Spouse |
Sophia Phillips (m. 1802) |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Henry Dudley Ryder (21 July 1777 – 31 March 1836[1]) was a prominent English evangelical Anglican bishop in the early years of the nineteenth century, most notably as Bishop of Lichfield. He was the first evangelical to be raised to the Anglican episcopate.[2]