John Dowden

The Right Reverend

John Dowden
Bishop of Edinburgh
ChurchScottish Episcopal Church
DioceseEdinburgh
Elected1886
In office1886–1910
PredecessorHenry Cotterill
SuccessorSomerset Walpole
Orders
Ordination1865
by Hamilton Verschoyle
Consecration21 September 1886
by Hugh Jermyn
Personal details
Born(1840-06-29)29 June 1840
Died30 January 1910(1910-01-30) (aged 69)
Edinburgh, Scotland
BuriedDean Cemetery
NationalityIrish
DenominationAnglican
Spouse
Louisa Jones
(m. 1864)
Children7
Alma materTrinity College Dublin

John Dowden /d͡ʒɒn ˈdaʊdən/ (29 June 1840 – 30 January 1910) was an Irish-born bishop and ecclesiastical historian. He served in the Scottish Episcopal Church as the Bishop of Edinburgh.


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