John Kaye (English bishop)
Encyclopedia
Bishop John Kaye was an English churchman.
in Hammersmith and then Greenwich. He entered Christ's College, Cambridge
and graduated Senior wrangler in 1804. He was the 21st Master of Christ's College
from 1814 to 1830, Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University in 1814, Bishop of Bristol
from 1820 to 1827 and Bishop of Lincoln
from 1827 until his death. He reformed the educational requirements for the Anglican clergy and attacked the Tractarians for betraying the English Reformation
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He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1811.
Life
He was born the only son of Abraham Kaye in Hammersmith, London and educated at the school of Sir Charles BurneyCharles Burney (scholar)
Charles Burney, Junior FRS, DD was an English classical scholar, schoolmaster and clergyman.-Family and education:...
in Hammersmith and then Greenwich. He entered Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
and graduated Senior wrangler in 1804. He was the 21st Master of Christ's College
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
from 1814 to 1830, Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University in 1814, Bishop of Bristol
Bishop of Bristol
The Bishop of Bristol heads the Church of England Diocese of Bristol in the Province of Canterbury, in England.The present diocese covers parts of the counties of Somerset and Gloucestershire together with a small area of Wiltshire...
from 1820 to 1827 and Bishop of Lincoln
Bishop of Lincoln
The Bishop of Lincoln is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury.The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire and the unitary authority areas of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. The Bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral...
from 1827 until his death. He reformed the educational requirements for the Anglican clergy and attacked the Tractarians for betraying the English Reformation
English Reformation
The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church....
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He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1811.