James Pilkington (bishop)
James Pilkington (1520–1576), was the first Protestant Bishop of Durham from 1561 until his death in 1576. He founded Rivington Grammar School and was an Elizabethan author and orator.
The Right Reverend James Pilkington | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Durham | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Durham |
| Installed | 10 April 1561 |
| Term ended | 23 January 1576 |
| Predecessor | Cuthbert Tunstall |
| Successor | Richard Barnes |
| Other post(s) | Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge and Master of St John's College, Cambridge |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 2 March 1561 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1520 Rivington, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 23 January 1576 (aged 55) Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England |
| Buried | Durham Cathedral |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Parents | Richard Pilkington Alice Asshaw |
| Spouse | Alice Kingsmill |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Bishop of Durham and Author |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge St John's College, Cambridge |
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