John Patteson | |
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| First Bishop of Melanesia and Martyr | |
| Born | John Coleridge Patteson 1 April 1827 London, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 20 September 1871 (aged 44) Nukapu, Solomon Islands |
| Venerated in | |
| Feast | 20 September |
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| Father | Sir John Patteson |
John Coleridge Patteson (1 April 1827 – 20 September 1871) was an English Anglican bishop, missionary to the South Sea Islands, and an accomplished linguist, learning 23 of the islands' more than 1,000 languages.
In 1861, Patteson was selected as the first Bishop of the Anglican Church of Melanesia. He was killed on Nukapu, one of the easternmost islands of the Solomon Islands, on 20 September 1871. Consequently, he is commemorated in the Church of England calendar on 20 September.[1]
- ^ "The Calendar". The Church of England. Retrieved 10 April 2021.