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Bishop Wilson Theological College, Isle of Man

Bishop Wilson Theological College, Isle of Man

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Bishop Wilson Theological College was founded as a theological college in 1879[1] to train Anglican clergy[2] to serve in the Church of England.[3] It was named after Thomas Wilson,[4] Bishop of Sodor and Man between 1697 and 1755, located in part of[5] Bishopscourt[6] and closed in 1943.[7]

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  1. [1]
    Shaw's Academical Dress of Great Britain and Ireland, volume II, p10"
  2. [2]
    Bray, G.L., Records of Convocation: Sodor and Man 1878–2003, p348, Boydell & Brewer Ltd, Martlesham, 2005
  3. [3]
    Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929/30 p 1983: Oxford, OUP, 1929
  4. [4]
    Carole Watterson Troxler, "Wilson, Thomas (1663–1755)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, January 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  5. [5]
    "SC3292 : Bishopscourt, Kirk Michael, Isle of Man", Geograph
  6. [6]
    "Interesting Facts of the Diocese and Michael". St Michael & All Angels, Kirk Michael. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  7. [7]
    "Ecclesiastical News", The Times (London, England), 27 February 1943, pg. 6, issue 49481

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