Benjamin Hoadly (14 November 1676–17 April 1761^[1]), was an English clergyman, who was successively bishop of Bangor, Hereford, Salisbury, and Winchester, famous for initiating the Bangorian Controversy. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight Bangor, in Gwynedd, North Wales, is one of the smallest cities in the United Kingdom. Hereford ( ˈhɛrɨfəd is a city, Civil parish and County town of Herefordshire, England. Salisbury (ˈsɒlzbri ˈsɔːlzbri ('Solzbry' or ˈzɔːwzbri ('Zawzbry' — moving from RP to local dialect) is a cathedral city in the See also List of bishops of Winchester The Bishop of Winchester is the head of the Church of England The Bangorian Controversy was a theological argument within the Church of England in the 18th century

He was educated at St Catharine's College Cambridge University and ordained in 1701. St Catharine’s College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the He was rector of St. Peter-le-Poor, London, from 1704 to 1724. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a His participation in controversy began at the beginning of his career, when he advocated conformity of the religious rites from the Scottish and English churches for the sake of union. The Church of Scotland (Eaglais na h-Alba known informally by its Scots language name The Kirk, is the National church of Scotland. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican He became a leader of the low church and found favor with the Whig party. Low church is a term of distinction in the Church of England or other Anglican churches initially designed to be pejorative The Whigs (with the Tories) are often described as one of two political parties in England and later the United Kingdom from the late 17th to

He battled with Francis Atterbury, spokesman for the high church group and Tory leader on the subject of passive obedience and non-resistance (i. Francis Atterbury ( March 6 1663 &ndash February 22 1732) was an English Man of letters, Politician and " High Church " relates to Ecclesiology and Liturgy in Anglican theology and practice In the political tradition of some English-speaking countries, the term Tory has referred to a variety of political parties and Creeds since it was e. obedience of divines that would not involve swearing allegiance or changing their eucharistic rites but would also not involve denunciation of the Established Church practices). An established church is a church officially sanctioned and supported by the government of a country e The House of Commons, dominated by Whigs, recommended him to Queen Anne, and he became rector of Streatham in 1710. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714 became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702 succeeding William III of England and II of Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year When George I succeeded to the throne, he became chaplain to the King and made bishop of Bangor in 1716. George I (George Louis German Georg Ludwig; 28 May 1660 &ndash 11 June 1727 For the first year of his life George was the only heir to his father's and three childless Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

In 1717, his sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" provoked the Bangorian controversy. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a He was then translated three more times, taking up different bishoprics. He maintained that the eucharist was purely a commemorative act without any divine intervention. The Eucharist, also called Holy Communion or Lord's Supper and other names is a Christian Sacrament by which in a common interpretation those During his time as bishop, he rarely even visited his dioceses and lived, instead, in London, where he was very active in politics. He has been rehabilitated in a new biographical study by Professor William Gibson entitled Enlightenment Prelate, Benjamin Hoadly 1676-1761, published by James Clarke & Co, Cambridge, 2004

William Hogarth (1697-1764) painted his portrait as Bishop of Winchester and "Prelate of the Most Noble Order of the Garter" about 1743, etched by Bernard Baron (1696-1762). William Hogarth (10 November 1697 &ndash 26 October 1764 was a major English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an Order of chivalry, or Knighthood, originating in Medieval England, and presently bestowed on recipients

Selected works

• A Defence of the Reasonableness of Conformity (1707)
• A Plain Account of the Nature and End of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper (1735)
• The Repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts (1736)

Notes

Further reading

• William Gibson: Enlightenment Prelate: Benjamin Hoadly, 1676-1761. Cambridge 2004, ISBN 978-0-227-67978-4.

Religious titles
Preceded by John Evans	Bishop of Bangor 1715–1721	Succeeded by Richard Reynolds
Preceded by Phillip Bisse	Bishop of Hereford 1721–1723	Succeeded by Henry Egerton
Preceded by Richard Willis	Bishop of Salisbury 1723–1734	Succeeded by Thomas Sherlock
Preceded by Richard Willis	Bishop of Winchester 1734–1761	Succeeded by John Thomas

John Evans may refer to many different people Academics John Evans (archaeologist (1823–1908 English archaeologist and geologist The Bishop of Bangor is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor. Saint Richard Reynolds (died May 4, 1535) was an English Brigittine monk executed in London for refusing the Oath of Supremacy Philip Bisse was the Bishop of Saint David's the smallest city in the United Kingdom, from 1710 to 1712. The Bishop of Hereford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury. The Bishop of Salisbury is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury. Thomas Sherlock (1678 &ndash 18 July 1761) was an English divine who served as a Church of England bishop for 33 years See also List of bishops of Winchester The Bishop of Winchester is the head of the Church of England In the United Kingdom John Thomas is sometimes used as a euphemism for the Penis.

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