List of University of Oxford people in religion

This is a list of University of Oxford people in religion. Many were students at one (or more) of the colleges of the university, and others held fellowships at a college.

This list forms part of a series of lists of people associated with the University of Oxford – for other lists, please see the main article List of University of Oxford people.

Saints

 * John Boste (The Queen's)
 * Alexander Briant (Hart Hall)
 * Edmund Campion (St John's)
 * Thomas of Hereford (Chancellor)
 * Richard of Chichester (Chancellor)
 * Richard Gwyn
 * Cuthbert Mayne (St John's)
 * Thomas More (Canterbury Hall)
 * John Henry Newman (Trinity)
 * Edmund of Abingdon (Grammar, Arts, Theology)
 * John Roberts (St John's)
 * Ralph Sherwin (Exeter)
 * Simon Stock (college or hall not known)

Blessed

 * Thomas Abel (college or hall not known)
 * Thomas Cottam (Brasenose)
 * Thomas Ford (Trinity)
 * John Forrest (c. 1500, BD, possibly DD)
 * John Ingram (New College)
 * Edward James (St John's)
 * George Nichols (Brasenose)
 * John Duns Scotus (college or hall not known)
 * John Shert (Brasenose)
 * John Story (Broadgates Hall)

Antipope

 * Antipope Alexander V antipope 1409-10

Cardinals
Excluding Cardinals who were Archbishop of Canterbury or York


 * William Allen (Oriel and St Mary Hall) Cardinal 1587
 * Joseph Cordeiro Archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan and Cardinal 1973-1994
 * William Heard (Balliol) Dean of the Sacred Roman Rota 1958, Cardinal 1959
 * Basil Hume (St Benet's Hall) archbishop of Westminster and Cardinal 1976–99
 * Henry Manning (Balliol) archbishop of Westminster 1865-92 and Cardinal 1875-92
 * John Henry Newman (Trinity) Cardinal 1879
 * George Pell (Campion Hall) archbishop of Melbourne 1996–2001, archbishop of Sydney 2001–14, Cardinal 2003-23
 * Philip Repyngdon bishop of Lincoln 1404–19, Cardinal 1408-24
 * Reverend Mathew Nott of Oldbury

Archbishops of Canterbury

 * Edmund Rich 1233-40
 * John Peckham 1279-92
 * Robert Winchelsey 1294-1313
 * John de Stratford 1333-48 (Merton)
 * Thomas Bradwardine 1349-49 (Balliol)
 * William Whittlesey 1368-74
 * William Courtenay 1381-96 (Stapledon Hall)
 * Thomas Arundel 1397–98, 1397-1414 (Oriel)
 * Henry Chichele 1414-43 (New College and All Souls)
 * John Kemp 1452-54 (Merton) Cardinal
 * Thomas Bourchier 1454-86 Cardinal
 * John Morton 1486-1500 (Balliol) Cardinal
 * Thomas Langton 1501 (The Queen's)
 * Henry Deane 1501-03 (Exeter)
 * William Warham 1503-32 (New College)
 * Reginald Pole 1557-58 (Magdalen and Corpus Christi) Cardinal
 * George Abbot 1611-33 (Balliol and University)
 * William Laud 1633-45 (St John's)
 * William Juxon 1660-63 (St John's)
 * Gilbert Sheldon 1663-77 (Trinity and All Souls)
 * William Wake 1716-37 (Christ Church)
 * John Potter 1737-47 (University, Lincoln, and Christ Church)
 * Thomas Secker 1758-68 (Exeter)
 * Charles Longley 1862-68 (Balliol)
 * Archibald Tait 1868-82 (Balliol)
 * Frederick Temple 1896-1902 (Balliol)
 * Randall Davidson 1903-28 (Trinity)
 * Cosmo Lang 1928-42 (Balliol)
 * William Temple 1942-44 (Balliol)
 * Geoffrey Fisher (later Baron Fisher of Lambeth) 1945-61 (Exeter)
 * Robert Runcie (later Baron Runcie of Cuddesdon) 1980-91 (Brasenose)
 * Rowan Williams (later Baron Williams of Oystermouth) 2002-12 (Christ Church and Wadham)

Archbishops of York

 * Walter de Gray 1216–55
 * William Greenfield 1306–15
 * Thomas Arundel 1388–96 (Oriel)
 * Richard le Scrope 1398–1405
 * John Kemp 1426–52 (Merton) Cardinal
 * George Neville 1465–76 (Balliol)
 * Thomas Rotherham 1480–1500 (Lincoln)
 * Christopher Bainbridge 1508–14 (The Queen's)
 * Thomas Wolsey 1514–30 (Magdalen) Cardinal
 * Thomas Young 1561–68
 * Tobias Matthew 1606–28 (University, Christ Church, and St John's)
 * Accepted Frewen 1660–64 (Magdalen)
 * John Dolben 1683–86 (Christ Church)
 * Lancelot Blackburne 1724-43 (Christ Church)
 * William Markham 1776–1807 (Christ Church)
 * Charles Thomas Longley 1860–62 (Balliol)
 * William Thomson 1862–90 (The Queen's)
 * Cosmo Lang 1909–28 (Balliol)
 * William Temple 1929–42 (Balliol)
 * Cyril Garbett 1942-55 (Keble)
 * Stuart Blanch (later Baron Blanch) 1975–83 (St Catherine's)
 * David Hope (later Baron Hope of Thornes) 1995-2005 (Linacre)

Other archbishops, presiding bishops, and metropolitans

 * Hugh Boulter (Christ Church and Magdalen) bishop of Bristol 1719–24, archbishop of Armagh 1724-42
 * A. G. Edwards (Jesus) bishop of St Asaph 1889–1934, archbishop of Wales 1920-34
 * Richard FitzRalph (Balliol) archbishop of Armagh 1346-60
 * Francis Oliver Green-Wilkinson (Magdalen) bishop of Lusaka 1951–70, archbishop of Central Africa 1962–70
 * Frank Tracy Griswold (Oriel) presiding bishop, Episcopal Church in the United States of America 1997-2006
 * David Hand (Oriel) consecrated bishop 1950, archbishop of Papua New Guinea 1977-83
 * Trevor Huddleston (Christ Church) archbishop of the Indian Ocean and bishop of Mauritius 1978-83
 * Peter Jensen archbishop of Sydney and metropolitan of New South Wales 2001-
 * Narcissus Marsh (Exeter and St Alban Hall) archbp of Cashel 1691–94, archbishop of Dublin 1694–1703, archbishop of Armagh 1703-13
 * David Moxon (St Peter's) bishop of Waikato 1993-, Archbishop of the New Zealand Dioceses and co-presiding Bishop of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and the Pacific 2006-
 * Edward Francis Paget (Christ Church) bishop of Mashonaland 1925–57, archbishop of Central Africa 1955-57
 * Paul Alfred Reeves (St Peter's) bishop of Waiapu 1971–79, bishop of Auckland 1979–85, archbishop and primate of New Zealand 1980-85
 * Glyn Simon (Jesus) bishop of Llandaff 1957–71, archbishop of Wales 1968–71
 * George Stone (Christ Church) archbishop of Armagh 1747-64
 * Timothy Ware (Kallistos) (Magdalen and Pembroke) Orthodox bishop of Diokleia 1982-, Metropolitan 2007-
 * Gwilym Owen Williams (Jesus) bishop of Bangor 1957–82, archbishop of Wales 1971-82
 * Daniel Wilson (St Edmund Hall) bishop of Calcutta and metropolitan of India and Ceylon 1832-58
 * John Charles Wright archbishop of Sydney 1909–33, primate of Australia 1910-33

Other bishops
Post-Reformation bishops are Anglican unless described otherwise

Clergy and other ministers
The following are clergymen and other Christian ministers who are primarily known for their non-theological contributions to the Church, although some may also have been significant scholars


 * Fitzherbert Adams (Lincoln) rector of Lincoln College and prebendary of Durham Cathedral 1685-1719
 * Simon Bailey (Regent's Park) rector of Dinnington, writer, art collector
 * Thomas Bastard (New College)
 * Peter Beck dean of ChristChurch Cathedral (Christchurch, New Zealand) since 2002
 * Derek Pattinson (The Queen's) Secretary-General of the General Synod of the Church of England 1972-90
 * Richard Meux Benson (Christ Church) founder Society of St John the Evangelist
 * Adam Blakeman (Christ Church) minister of Stratford, Connecticut 1639-65
 * William Henry Bliss (Magdalen) sometime tutor to King Victor Emmanuel III
 * Thomas Bradley (Exeter) chaplain who ministered to Charles I at his execution
 * Thomas Bray (All Souls) missionary to Maryland 1699–1700, rector of St Botolph Aldgate 1706-30
 * Edward Cadogan (Christ Church) Rector of Wicken 1872-1890
 * Thomas Charles (Jesus) Anglican priest and Methodist
 * Richard William Church (Wadham and Oriel) Dean of St Paul's 1871-90
 * Thomas Coke (Jesus) father of Methodist missions and successor to John Wesley
 * John Davenport after whom Davenport College, Yale is named; co-founder Colony of New Haven & Hopkins School
 * Harold Davidson (Exeter) rector of Stiffkey 1906-32
 * Percy Dearmer (Christ Church) liturgist, socialist, Professor of King's College London, Canon of Westminster
 * Verrier Elwin (Merton and Wycliffe Hall)
 * John Feckenham (Gloucester Hall) Dean of St Paul's 1554–56, Abbot of Westminster 1556-60
 * Edward Drax Free (St John's)
 * Bernard Green (St Benet's) Catholic priest and monk of Ampleforth
 * Michael Green (Exeter and Wycliffe Hall) priest, professor, and evangelist
 * Robin Griffith-Jones (New College and Lincoln) The Reverend and Valiant Master of the Temple 1999-
 * Bede Griffiths (Magdalen)
 * Nicky Gumbel (Wycliffe Hall) Asst Curate Holy Trinity Brompton 1986–2005, Vicar 2005-, head of Alpha 1990-
 * William Ralph Inge (Hertford) Dean of St Paul's 1911-34
 * Cyril Jackson (Christ Church) tutor to George IV; declined bpric of Oxford (1799) & archbpric of Armagh (1800)
 * Hewlett Johnson (Wadham) "Red" Dean of Canterbury 1931-63
 * R. T. Kendall (Regent's Park) Minister of Westminster Chapel 1977-2002
 * Vicesimus Knox (St John's) essayist and sometime Head Master of Tonbridge School
 * Christopher Lewis (Ripon Coll Cuddesdon & Christ Church) Dean of St Albans 1994–2003, of Christ Church 2003-
 * Alexander Heriot Mackonochie (Wadham) Master of the Society of the Holy Cross 1863–75
 * Malachi Martin (Not known) Author and exorcist
 * John Mason (All Souls) Dean of Winchester 1549-54
 * Edward Meyrick Goulburn (Balliol and Merton) Head Master of Rugby 1849–57, Dean of Norwich 1866-89
 * Alexander Nowell (Brasenose) Dean of St Paul's 1560-1602
 * Richard Pace Secretary of State 1516–26, Dean of St Paul's 1519-36
 * A. P. Stanley (Balliol & University) Dean of Westminster 1863–81, Rector of St Andrews 1874-77
 * Montague Summers (Trinity) poet and expert on Gothic literature, witchcraft, vampires, and werewolves
 * Chad Varah (Keble) Rector of St Stephen Walbrook 1953–2003, founder of The Samaritans 1953
 * Lawrence Washington (Brasenose) great-great-grandfather of George Washington
 * Charles Wesley (Christ Church) hymn writer and brother of John Wesley
 * John Wesley (Christ Church and Lincoln) founder of Methodism
 * George Whitefield (Pembroke) founder of Methodism
 * John Yonge (New College) Master of the Rolls 1508–16, Dean of York 1514-16

Islam

 * Rashid Khalidi (St Antony's) Edward Said Prof of Arab Studies & Head, Middle East Inst, Columbia Univ 2003-
 * Ilse Lichtenstädter
 * Martin Lings (Abu Bakr Siraj Ad-Din) (Magdalen) Keeper of Oriental Printed Books & MSS, British Museum 1970-73
 * David Samuel Margoliouth
 * Ali Mazrui (Nuffield)
 * Josef W. Meri (Wolfson)
 * Farhan Nizami (Wadham, St Cross, and Magdalen)
 * Fazlur Rahman
 * Tariq Ramadan (St Antony's)

Judaism

 * Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, founder of the Oxford University L'Chaim Society

Chief Rabbis of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth


 * Lionel Blue 1930–2016 (Balliol)
 * Israel Brodie 1948-65 (Balliol)
 * Moses Gaster
 * Martin Goodman (Wolfson)
 * Jacob Neusner (Lincoln)
 * Jonathan Sacks 1948–2020 (New College; 1991-)

Sikhism

 * Jagraj Singh

Bahá'í

 * Shoghi Effendi 1919-1921 (Balliol) Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith 1921-57

Hinduism

 * Shaunaka Rishi Das