Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History
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The Regius Chair of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Oxford
was founded by Queen Victoria in 1842. Previous Holders of the Chair include John McManners
, Peter Hinchliff and Henry Mayr-Harting
.
The current Regius Professor
of Ecclesiastical History is Sarah Foot
(from Michaelmas
2007). She will also be a lay
Canon
of Christ Church, Oxford
.
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
was founded by Queen Victoria in 1842. Previous Holders of the Chair include John McManners
John McManners
John "Jack" McManners CBE FBA was a British clergyman and historian of religion who specialized in the history of the Church and other aspects of religious life in 18th century France...
, Peter Hinchliff and Henry Mayr-Harting
Henry Mayr-Harting
Professor Henry Maria Robert Egmont Mayr-Harting was Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History in the University of Oxford and Lay Canon of Christ Church, Oxford from 1997 until 2003....
.
The current Regius Professor
Regius Professor
Regius Professorships are "royal" professorships at the ancient universities of the United Kingdom and Ireland - namely Oxford, Cambridge, St Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Dublin. Each of the chairs was created by a monarch, and each appointment, save those at Dublin, is approved by the...
of Ecclesiastical History is Sarah Foot
Sarah Foot
Sarah Foot is a British early medieval historian and currently holds the Regius Chair of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Oxford....
(from Michaelmas
Michaelmas
Michaelmas, the feast of Saint Michael the Archangel is a day in the Western Christian calendar which occurs on 29 September...
2007). She will also be a lay
Laity
In religious organizations, the laity comprises all people who are not in the clergy. A person who is a member of a religious order who is not ordained legitimate clergy is considered as a member of the laity, even though they are members of a religious order .In the past in Christian cultures, the...
Canon
Canon (priest)
A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
of Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
.
Professors
- 1842 Robert Hussey, first holder
- 1856 Arthur Penrhyn StanleyArthur Penrhyn StanleyArthur Penrhyn Stanley was an English churchman, Dean of Westminster, known as Dean Stanley. His position was that of a Broad Churchman and he was the author of works on Church History.-Life and times:...
- 1863–1866 Walter Waddington ShirleyWalter Waddington Shirley-Life:The only son of Walter Augustus Shirley, bishop of Sodor and Man, he was born at Shirley, Derbyshire, on 24 July 1828. He was educated at Rugby School under Thomas Arnold...
- 1866 Henry Longueville ManselHenry Longueville ManselThe Very Reverend Henry Longueville Mansel, D.D. was an English philosopher and ecclesiastic.He was born at Cosgrove, Northamptonshire .He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, London and St John's College, Oxford...
- 1868 William Bright
- 1901–1908 Charles Bigg
- Edward William Watson
- 1934 Claude JenkinsClaude JenkinsClaude Jenkins, Anglican clergyman, theologian and historian, was born in 1877 and died in 1959. He became Canon of Christ Church and Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History, at Oxford University in 1934. He was Lambeth Librarian from 1910 until 1952....
- Stanley Lawrence Greenslade
- 1972–1984 John McMannersJohn McMannersJohn "Jack" McManners CBE FBA was a British clergyman and historian of religion who specialized in the history of the Church and other aspects of religious life in 18th century France...
- 1992–1995 Peter Hinchliff
- 1997–2003 Henry Mayr-HartingHenry Mayr-HartingProfessor Henry Maria Robert Egmont Mayr-Harting was Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History in the University of Oxford and Lay Canon of Christ Church, Oxford from 1997 until 2003....
- 2007 Sarah FootSarah FootSarah Foot is a British early medieval historian and currently holds the Regius Chair of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Oxford....