Elected 1901 Name Francis Paget Term ended 1911 Alma mater Christ Church, Oxford Successor Charles Gore | Denomination Anglican Education Christ Church, Oxford Predecessor William Stubbs Role Author | |
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Born 20 March 1851
Gloucester, Great Britain ( 1851-03-20 ) Died August 1, 1911, London, United Kingdom Books The Spirit of Discipline, Concerning Spiritual Gifts ‑ Thr, An introduction to the fifth, The Spirit of Discipline, Life and Letters of Dean Ch | ||
Francis Paget (20 March 1851 – 2 August 1911) was an English theologian, author and the 33rd Bishop of Oxford.
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Life
He was the second son of the noted surgeon Sir James Paget, 1st Baronet, and brother of Luke Paget, Bishop of Chester.
He was educated at St Marylebone Grammar School, Shrewsbury and Christ Church, Oxford. Ordained priest he became preacher at Whitehall in 1882 and Vicar of Bromsgrove in 1885. An eminent scholar, he was subsequently Regius Professor of Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford and Dean at his old college.
After the death of the Right Reverend William Stubbs in April 1901, Paget was recommended to succeed him as Bishop of Oxford. He was elected bishop the following month, and consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury in St. Paul´s Cathedral 29 June 1901. A couple of days later he was received by King Edward VII and invested as Chancellor of the Order of the Garter, an office held by the Bishop of Oxford between 1837 and 1937.
Paget served as bishop until his death in 1911.
Paget's son Sir Bernard Paget was a General in the Army, and another son, Edward Paget, was the first Anglican Archbishop of Central Africa.