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Bishop Wilson Theological College, Isle of Man

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Coordinates: 54°10′44″N 4°20′35″W / 54.179°N 4.343°W / 54.179; -4.343
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Bishop Wilson Theological College was founded as a Theological College in 1879[1] to train Anglican clergy[2] to serve in the Church of England.[3] It was named after Thomas Wilson,[4] Bishop of Sodor and Man between 1697 and 1755, located in part of[5] Bishopscourt[6] and closed in 1943.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ "Shaw's Academical Dress of Great Britain and Ireland – Volume II, p102"
  2. ^ "Records of Convocation: Sodor and Man 1878–2003" Bray,G.L p348 Boydell & Brewer Ltd, Martlesham, 2005
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929/30 p 1983: Oxford, OUP, 1929
  4. ^ Carole Watterson Troxler, 'Wilson, Thomas (1663–1755)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2009 accessed 6 Aug 2015
  5. ^ Geograph
  6. ^ "St Michael, IoM web site". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  7. ^ Ecclesiastical News. The Times (London, England), Saturday, 27 February 1943; pg. 6; Issue 49481

54°10′44″N 4°20′35″W / 54.179°N 4.343°W / 54.179; -4.343

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