- Charles Moss (bishop of Oxford)
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Charles Moss (1763, London – 16 December 1811, Oxford) was a Church of England bishop, not to be confused with his father Charles Moss (bishop of Bath and Wells). He served as Bishop of Oxford from 1807 to 1811.
Life
Graduating from Christ Church, Oxford with a BA in 1783 (where he had got to know Lord Grenville), he was appointed to be a prebend and precentor in the diocese of Bath and Wells by his father (then its bishop) along with the livings of Wookey and Castle Cary. He then won the chaplaincy of the House of Commons in 1789 via Grenville, who also gained him the nomination to be Bishop of Oxford in 1807. He returned the favour by backing Grenville's campaign to become Chancellor of Oxford University.
References
- "Moss, Charles", on the website of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Subscription or UK public library membership required), http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/19401
Church of England titles Preceded by
John RandolphBishop of Oxford
1807–1811Succeeded by
William JacksonBishops of Oxford Early modern Robert King • Thomas Goldwell • Hugh Curwen • John Underhill • John Bridges • John Howson • Richard Corbet • John Bancroft • Robert Skinner • William Paul • Walter Blandford • The Lord Crew • Henry Compton • John Fell • Samuel Parker • Timothy Hall • John Hough • William Talbot • John Potter • Thomas Secker • John Hume • Robert Lowth • John Butler • Edward Smallwell • John Randolph
Late modern Charles Moss • William Jackson • Edward Legge • Charles Lloyd • Richard Bagot • Samuel Wilberforce • John Mackarness • William Stubbs • Francis Paget • Charles Gore • Hubert Burge • Thomas Strong • Kenneth Kirk • Harry Carpenter • Kenneth Woollcombe • Patrick Rodger • Richard Harries • John Pritchard
Categories:- 1763 births
- 1811 deaths
- People from London
- Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
- Bishops of Oxford
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