John Stark Ravenscroft

The Right Reverend

John Stark Ravenscroft

D.D., S.T.D.
Bishop of North Carolina
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseNorth Carolina
ElectedApril 12, 1823
In office1823–1830
SuccessorLevi Silliman Ives
Orders
OrdinationMay 6, 1817
by Richard Channing Moore
ConsecrationMay 22, 1823
by William White
Personal details
BornMay 17, 1772
DiedMarch 5, 1830(1830-03-05) (aged 57)
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
BuriedChrist Episcopal Church (Raleigh, North Carolina)
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJohn Ravenscroft & Lillias Miller
SpouseAnne Spotswood Burwell (m. 1792, d. 1814)
Sarah Buford (m. 1818, d. 1829)

John Stark Ravenscroft (May 17, 1772 – March 5, 1830) was the first Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina and helped organize the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee.