Baptist Levinz
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| Reference style | The Right Reverend |
| Spoken style | My Lord |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Baptist Levinz, sometimes Baptiste or Baptist Levinge, (died 1693) was an Anglican churchman. He is known as a bishop and also for the part he played in the dramatic election at Magdalen College, Oxford.
He was born at Evenley, Northamptonshire, the youngest son of William Levinz, and brother of the judge Creswell Levinz and academic William Levinz. He matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford on 11 April 1660, and was elected demy of Magdalen College on 29 July 1663, and probationer fellow on 1 August 1664. He graduated Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1663, Oxford Master of Arts (MA Oxon) in 1666, Bachelor of Divinity (BD) in 1677, and Doctor of Divinity (DD) in 1683.
In his academic career, he became junior dean in 1675, senior dean of arts in 1676, senior proctor on 5 April 1678, bursar in 1677, founder's chaplain in 1678, and dean of divinity in 1679. He was Whyte's professor of moral philosophy in the university from 27 March 1677 until 1682. As a churchman, he was made prebendary of Wells on 8 December 1675, curate of Horspath, Oxfordshire in 1680, and rector of Christian Malford, Wiltshire in 1682. He was nominated Bishop of Sodor and Man by William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby on 28 October 1684 and consecrated on 15 March 1685.
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