Henry Phillpotts
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The Right Reverend Henry Phillpotts |
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| Bishop of Exeter | |
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| Diocese | Diocese of Exeter |
| In office | 1830–1869 |
| Predecessor | Christopher Bethell |
| Successor | Frederick Temple |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 May 1778 Bridgwater, Somerset |
| Died | 18 September 1869 (aged 91) Torquay, Devon |
| Buried | St Marychurch, Devon |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Deborah Maria Surtees (m.1804) |
| Education | King's School, Gloucester |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
Henry Phillpotts (6 May 1778 – 18 September 1869), often called "Henry of Exeter", was the Anglican Bishop of Exeter from 1830 to 1869. One of England's longest serving bishops since the 14th century, Phillpotts was a striking figure of the 19th century Church.
Henry Phillpotts, D.D., Bishop of Exeter, was born on 6 May 1778 at Bridgwater, Somerset, England, the son of John Phillpotts, a factory owner, innkeeper, auctioneer and land agent to the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester Cathedral. One of twenty-three children, he grew up in Gloucestershire, and was educated at Gloucester Cathedral school.
Elected a scholar of Corpus Christi, Oxford, at the age of only thirteen, he took his BA at Corpus Christi, and his MA at Magdalen College in 1795, aged eighteen. He took holy orders in 1802, being ordained deacon by Bishop Randolph and priest by Bishop Majendie in 1804.
He was selected university preacher in 1804, in which year he published his Sermon on 5 November, delivered before the University of Oxford.
In September 1804 he was presented to the Crown living of Kilmersdon, near Bath, which he held until 1806. He does not appear ever to have resided there, duty being taken by a curate named Daniel Drape, according to the parish registers.
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