William Forster (bishop)

The Right Reverend

William Forster, DD

Bishop of Sodor and Man
DioceseDiocese of Sodor and Man
In office1633–1635
PredecessorJohn Philips
SuccessorRichard Parr
Personal details
Died1635 (1636)
BuriedSt Bartholomew's Church, Barrow
DenominationAnglican
Alma materSt Catharine's College, Cambridge
Styles of
William Forster, D.D.
Reference styleThe Right Reverend
Spoken styleMy Lord
Religious styleBishop

William Forster, D.D. (died 1635) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of England as the Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1633 to 1635.

He was educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and later becoming a Fellow of the college.[1] He was appointed a canon of Chester in 1618.[2]

He was nominated bishop of Sodor and Man by William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby on 26 December 1633 and consecrated on 9 March 1634.[3][4]

He died in office on 23 or 24 February 1635 and was buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Barrow on 26 February 1635, where he had also been rector.[1][3][4]

  1. ^ a b Harrison, William (1879). "Bishops of Sodor and Man". An Account of the Diocese of Sodor and Man. Douglas, Isle of Man: Manx Society. pp. 53–70.
  2. ^ Horn, J. M.; Smith, D. M.; Mussett, P. (2004). "Canons of Chester". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 11: Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Manchester, Ripon, and Sodor and Man Dioceses. British History Online. pp. 50–63.
  3. ^ a b Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 273. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  4. ^ a b Horn, J. M.; Smith, D. M.; Mussett, P. (2004). "Bishops of Sodor and Man". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 11: Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Manchester, Ripon, and Sodor and Man Dioceses. British History Online. pp. 141–146.