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The Right Reverend Francis Paget, DD (20 March 1851 – 2 August 1911) was an English theologian, author and the 33rd Bishop of Oxford. ==Life== He was the second son of the noted surgeon Sir James Paget, 1st Baronet,〔Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, 〕 and brother of Luke Paget, Bishop of Chester. He was educated at St Marylebone Grammar School, Shrewsbury and Christ Church, Oxford.〔“Who was Who” 1897–1990, London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X〕 Ordained priest he became preacher at Whitehall in 1882 and Vicar of Bromsgrove in 1885. An eminent scholar,〔His works include ''The Redemption of War'' (1900), ''The Spirit of Discipline'' (1903) and ''Everlasting Punishment'' (1906), British Library catalogue accessed 16:59 21 August 2008〕 he was subsequently Regius Professor of Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford and Dean at his old college. After the death of the Right Reverend William Stubbs in April 1901, Paget was recommended to succeed him as Bishop of Oxford. He was elected bishop the following month, and consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury in St. Paul´s Cathedral 29 June 1901. A couple of days later he was received by King Edward VII and invested as Chancellor of the Order of the Garter, an office held by the Bishop of Oxford between 1837 and 1937. Paget served as bishop until his death in 1911.〔Death of the Bishop of Oxford, ''The Times'', Thursday, August 03, 1911; pg. 8; Issue 39654; col E〕 Paget's son Sir Bernard Paget was a General in the Army, and another son, Edward Paget, was the first Anglican Archbishop of Central Africa. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Francis Paget」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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