John Conybeare

The Right Reverend John Conybeare
Bishop of Bristol

Diocese	Diocese of Bristol
In office	1750–1755
Predecessor	Joseph Butler
Successor	John Hume
Personal details
Born	(1692-01-31)31 January 1692
Died	13 July 1755(1755-07-13) (aged 63)
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Alma mater	Exeter College, Oxford

John Conybeare DD (31 January 1692 – 13 July 1755) was Bishop of Bristol and one of the most notable theologians of the 18th century.

Conybeare was born at Pinhoe, where his father was vicar, and educated at Blundell's School and Exeter College, Oxford. He was elected a Probationary Fellow of Exeter College in 1710, took his B.A. degree in 1713 and was appointed a year later as Praelector in Philosophy.

On 27 May 1716 Conybeare was ordained as a priest by the Bishop of Winchester, Sir Jonathan Trelawney and took a curacy in Surrey. He returned to Oxford a year later and became a well known preacher.

His subsequent appointments included:

Curate of St. Clement's Church, Oxford
Senior Proctor, Exeter College, Oxford, 1725
Elected Rector of Exeter College, Oxford, 1730
Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, 1732
Bishop of Bristol, 1750

Conybeare was known for the publication of his book Calumny Refuted, an answer to the personal slander of Dr. Richard Newton.

Conybeare was the father of Dr William Conybeare, the well known rector of Bishopsgate, and grandfather to the famous geologist William Conybeare. He is buried in Bristol Cathedral.

Bibliography

Defence of Revealed Religion, 1732
Calumny Refuted, Published for J.J. and P. Knapton [etc.] (London), 1735

Academic offices
Preceded by Matthew Hole	Rector of Exeter College, Oxford 1730–1733	Succeeded by Joseph Atwell
Preceded by William Bradshaw	Dean of Christ Church, Oxford 1733–1755	Succeeded by David Gregory
Church of England titles
Preceded by Joseph Butler	Bishop of Bristol 1750–1755	Succeeded by John Hume

Deans of Christ Church, Oxford

Predecessors	John Hygdon* John Oliver* John London Richard Cox

Early modern	Richard Cox Richard Marshall George Carew Thomas Sampson Thomas Godwin Thomas Cooper John Piers Tobias Matthew William James Thomas Ravis John King William Goodwin Richard Corbet Brian Duppa Samuel Fell Edward Reynolds John Owen Edward Reynolds George Morley John Fell John Massey Henry Aldrich Francis Atterbury George Smalridge Hugh Boulter William Bradshaw John Conybeare David Gregory William Markham Lewis Bagot Cyril Jackson

Late modern	Charles Hall Samuel Smith Thomas Gaisford Henry Liddell Francis Paget Thomas Strong Julian White Alwyn Williams John Lowe Cuthbert Simpson Henry Chadwick Eric Heaton John Drury Christopher Lewis Martyn Percy

* – Academic deans only; prior to the establishment of Christ Church Cathedral; ** – Cathedral deans at Osney.

Bishops of Bristol

for the sole Bishop suffragan of Brisol, see Henry Holbeach

1542 see	Paul Bush John Holyman Richard Cheyney John Bullingham Richard Fletcher John Thornborough Nicholas Felton Rowland Searchfield Robert Wright George Coke Robert Skinner Thomas Westfield Thomas Howell Gilbert Ironside (Er) Guy Carleton William Gulston John Lake Gilbert Ironside (Yr) John Hall John Robinson George Smalridge Hugh Boulter William Bradshaw Charles Cecil Thomas Secker Thomas Gooch Joseph Butler John Conybeare John Hume Philip Yonge Thomas Newton Lewis Bagot Christopher Wilson Spencer Madan Reginald Courtenay Folliott Cornewall George Pelham John Luxmoore William Mansel John Kaye Robert Gray Joseph Allen

1897 see	Forrest Browne George Nickson Clifford Woodward Frederick Cockin Oliver Tomkins John Tinsley Barry Rogerson Mike Hill

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