Matthias Mawson


Matthias Mawson

Bishop of Ely
DioceseDiocese of Ely
In office1754–1771
PredecessorThomas Gooch
SuccessorEdmund Keene
Other post(s)Bishop of Llandaff (1738–1740)
Bishop of Chichester (1740–1754)
Orders
Consecration18 February 1739
by John Potter
Personal details
BornAugust 1683
Died23 November 1770(1770-11-23) (aged 87)
BuriedEly Cathedral
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
EducationSt Paul's School, London
Alma materCorpus Christi College, Cambridge
Memorial to Bishop Matthias Mawson in Ely Cathedral

Matthias Mawson (August 1683 – 23 November 1770) was an English clergyman and academic who served as Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and subsequently as Bishop of Llandaff, Bishop of Chichester, and Bishop of Ely.