John Johns


John Johns
Bishop of Virginia
ChurchEpiscopal Church
SeeVirginia
In office1862–1876
PredecessorWilliam Meade
SuccessorFrancis McNeece Whittle
Previous post(s)Assistant Bishop of Virginia (1842–1862)
Orders
OrdinationJuly 26, 1820
by James Kemp
ConsecrationOctober 13, 1842
by Alexander Viets Griswold
Personal details
BornJuly 10, 1796
New Castle, Delaware, United States
DiedApril 5, 1876(1876-04-05) (aged 79)
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
BuriedVirginia Theological Seminary
DenominationAnglican
John Johns
15th President of the
College of William & Mary
In office
1849–1854
Preceded byRobert Saunders, Jr.
Succeeded byBenjamin Stoddert Ewell

John Johns (July 10, 1796 – April 5, 1876) was the fourth Episcopal bishop of Virginia. He led his diocese into secession during the American Civil War and later tried to heal it through the Reconstruction Era. Johns also served as President of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg before that war, and led and taught at the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria after the war.