Joseph Allen (bishop)
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Joseph Allen, DD
(1770–20 March 1845) was a British
clergyman. He was the son of William Allen and his wife Nelly Livesey. William Allen (d.1792) was a partner in Manchester's first Bank, Byrom, Allen, Sedgwick, and Place (founded 1771) but was made bankrupt in 1788 on the failure of the Bank. This was despite inheriting £20,000 from his father, John Allen, of Davyhulme Hall, Eccles
.
Allen was educated at the Free Grammar School, Manchester
and at Trinity College, Cambridge
where he subsequently appointed to a fellowship. He was ordained Deacon
in 1799 and Priest
in 1800. He was Private Secretary to the 2nd Earl Spencer and tutor to his son, the 3rd Earl Spencer
, when Viscount Althorp. He was appointed a Prebendary of Westminster Abbey on 4 October 1806 which appointment he held until 1836, Vicar of Battersea in 1808 (Battersea was in the gift of Lord Spencer) and Vicar of St Bride's, Fleet Street
in 1829. The fact that Dr Allen held more than one living at the same time was not uncommon in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries.
He was Bishop of Bristol
from 1834 to 1836 when he was translated to become Bishop of Ely
. He died in that office in 1845. There is a memorial to him in the South Choir Aisle of Ely Cathedral
.
It was during Allen's episcopate (in 1837) that the Counties of Huntingdon and Bedford, and the Archdeaconry of Sudbury were added to the Diocese.
By his wife Margaret Ashley (whom he married on 19 May 1807 at Frodsham, Cheshire), Dr Allen had two sons, George John (b.1810)(an Orator of Trinity College Cambridge and Master of Dulwich College) and William Joseph (1812–88)(Bengal Civil Service (1829–1865)), and one daughter, Ellen.
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity is an advanced academic degree in divinity. Historically, it identified one who had been licensed by a university to teach Christian theology or related religious subjects....
(1770–20 March 1845) was a British
Great Britain
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clergyman. He was the son of William Allen and his wife Nelly Livesey. William Allen (d.1792) was a partner in Manchester's first Bank, Byrom, Allen, Sedgwick, and Place (founded 1771) but was made bankrupt in 1788 on the failure of the Bank. This was despite inheriting £20,000 from his father, John Allen, of Davyhulme Hall, Eccles
Eccles, Greater Manchester
Eccles is a town in the City of Salford, a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England, west of Salford and west of Manchester city centre...
.
Allen was educated at the Free Grammar School, Manchester
Manchester Grammar School
The Manchester Grammar School is the largest independent day school for boys in the UK . It is based in Manchester, England...
and at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
where he subsequently appointed to a fellowship. He was ordained Deacon
Deacon
Deacon is a ministry in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions...
in 1799 and Priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
in 1800. He was Private Secretary to the 2nd Earl Spencer and tutor to his son, the 3rd Earl Spencer
John Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer
John Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer PC, FRS , styled Viscount Althorp from 1783 to 1834, was a British statesman...
, when Viscount Althorp. He was appointed a Prebendary of Westminster Abbey on 4 October 1806 which appointment he held until 1836, Vicar of Battersea in 1808 (Battersea was in the gift of Lord Spencer) and Vicar of St Bride's, Fleet Street
St Bride's Church
St Bride's Church is a church in the City of London, England. The building's most recent incarnation was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1672 on Fleet Street in the City of London, though Wren's original building was largely gutted by fire during the London Blitz in 1940. Due to its location on...
in 1829. The fact that Dr Allen held more than one living at the same time was not uncommon in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries.
He was 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 1834 to 1836 when he was translated to become Bishop of Ely
Bishop of Ely
The Bishop of Ely is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Ely in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese roughly covers the county of Cambridgeshire , together with a section of north-west Norfolk and has its see in the City of Ely, Cambridgeshire, where the seat is located at the...
. He died in that office in 1845. There is a memorial to him in the South Choir Aisle of Ely Cathedral
Ely Cathedral
Ely Cathedral is the principal church of the Diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, England, and is the seat of the Bishop of Ely and a suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Huntingdon...
.
It was during Allen's episcopate (in 1837) that the Counties of Huntingdon and Bedford, and the Archdeaconry of Sudbury were added to the Diocese.
By his wife Margaret Ashley (whom he married on 19 May 1807 at Frodsham, Cheshire), Dr Allen had two sons, George John (b.1810)(an Orator of Trinity College Cambridge and Master of Dulwich College) and William Joseph (1812–88)(Bengal Civil Service (1829–1865)), and one daughter, Ellen.