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| name = Charles Baring |
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| church = [[Church of England]] |
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| diocese = [[Diocese of Durham]] |
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| ordination = 6 June 1830 (deacon); 29 May 1831 (priest) |
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| ordained_by = [[Richard Bagot (bishop)|Richard Bagot]], [[Bishop of Oxford]] |
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| consecration = {{circa|1856}} |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1807|1|11|df=y}} |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1807|1|11|1879|9|14|df=y}} |
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| death_place = [[Wimbledon]], [[Surrey]] |
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| nationality = [[British people|British]] |
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| religion = [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] |
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| parents = [[Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet]] & Mary, Lady Baring née Sealy |
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| spouse = 1. Mary Sealy (m. 1830; dec. 1840)<br />2. Caroline Kemp (m. 1846; wid. 1879) |
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| children = inc. [[Thomas Baring (1831–1891)|Thomas Baring MP]] & the Revd Francis Baring |
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| occupation = [[Preacher]] |
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| alma_mater = [[Christ Church, Oxford]] |
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==Early life, family and education== |
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Baring was born into the [[Baring Brothers|Baring banking]] family on 11 January 1807, the fourth son of Sir Thomas and Lady Baring. Having been educated privately as a child, he read classics and mathematics at [[Christ Church, Oxford]] before ordination. He first married his cousin Mary Sealy in 1830, who died in 1840: they had at least one child – Tory politician [[Thomas Baring (1831–1891)|Thomas Baring]] was their son; he later remarried in 1846, Caroline Kemp, with whom he had further children – their son Francis became a priest.<ref>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p3458.htm#i34575 The Peerage – Rt. Rev. Charles Baring] (Accessed 1 February 2014)</ref> |
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==Career== |
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⚫ | Baring began his ecclesiastical career at [[St Ebbe's Church, Oxford|St Ebbe's, Oxford]] and [[Kings Worthy#St Mary's Church|Kings Worthy]] before taking the benefice of [[All Souls', Marylebone]] in 1847. He moved to [[Limpsfield]] in 1855, but was soon elected [[Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol]]. He became a bishop at a period when [[Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston|Lord Palmerston]], influenced by [[Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury]], was promoting Evangelicals.<ref>David William Bebbington, ''Evangelicalism in Modern Britain: A History from the 1730s to the 1980s'' (1989), p. 107.</ref> |
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⚫ | He translated to the see of Durham in 1861, where as [[Bishop of Durham]] he came into conflict with [[High Church]] clergy.<ref>[https://www.christianhistoryinstitute.org/DAILYF/2003/01/daily-01-22-2003.shtml Christian History Institute] (Dead link, 1 February 2014)</ref> – he suspended Francis Grey, rector of [[Morpeth, Northumberland|Morpeth]], as [[Rural Dean]], for wearing a [[Stole (vestment)|stole]] of which he disapproved.<ref>[http://www.churchsociety.org/churchman/documents/Cman_111_3_Scotland.pdf Scotland, Nigel. Evangelicals, Anglicans and Ritualism in Victorian England (p. 7)] (Accessed 1 February 2014)</ref> He resigned due to ill health on 2 February 1879 and died in [[Wimbledon]] on 14 September. |
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==Life== |
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==Family== |
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He was a member of the Baring banking family. His father was [[Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet]]. [[Thomas Baring (1831-1891)|Thomas Baring]] was his son.<ref>http://www.thepeerage.com/p3458.htm#i34575</ref> |
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==References== |
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==Sources== |
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*[[Mandell Creighton]], [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/1381 ‘Baring, Charles Thomas (1807–1879)’], rev. H. C. G. Matthew, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004 |
*[[Mandell Creighton]], [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/1381 ‘Baring, Charles Thomas (1807–1879)’], rev. H. C. G. Matthew, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004 |
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==Notes== |
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*http://www.picturehistory.com/product/id/25303 |
*[http://www.picturehistory.com/product/id/25303 Picture History – Charles Baring (1807-1879)] |
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| NAME = Baring, Charles |
| NAME = Baring, Charles Thomas |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = British bishop |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1807 |
| DATE OF BIRTH = 11 January 1807 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 1879 |
| DATE OF DEATH = 14 September 1879 |
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Revision as of 21:33, 1 February 2014
Charles Baring | |
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Bishop of Durham | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of Durham |
Elected | c. 1861 |
Term ended | 2 February 1879 (resigned) |
Predecessor | Henry Villiers |
Successor | Joseph Lightfoot |
Orders | |
Ordination | 6 June 1830 (deacon); 29 May 1831 (priest) by Richard Bagot, Bishop of Oxford |
Consecration | c. 1856 by Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol (1856–1861) |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 January 1807 |
Died | Error: Death date (first date) must be later in time than the birth date (second date) Wimbledon, Surrey |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet & Mary, Lady Baring née Sealy |
Spouse | 1. Mary Sealy (m. 1830; dec. 1840) 2. Caroline Kemp (m. 1846; wid. 1879) |
Children | inc. Thomas Baring MP & the Revd Francis Baring |
Occupation | Preacher |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Charles Thomas Baring (11 January 1807–14 September 1879) was an English bishop, noted as an Evangelical.
Early life, family and education
Baring was born into the Baring banking family on 11 January 1807, the fourth son of Sir Thomas and Lady Baring. Having been educated privately as a child, he read classics and mathematics at Christ Church, Oxford before ordination. He first married his cousin Mary Sealy in 1830, who died in 1840: they had at least one child – Tory politician Thomas Baring was their son; he later remarried in 1846, Caroline Kemp, with whom he had further children – their son Francis became a priest.[1]
Career
Baring began his ecclesiastical career at St Ebbe's, Oxford and Kings Worthy before taking the benefice of All Souls', Marylebone in 1847. He moved to Limpsfield in 1855, but was soon elected Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. He became a bishop at a period when Lord Palmerston, influenced by Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, was promoting Evangelicals.[2]
He translated to the see of Durham in 1861, where as Bishop of Durham he came into conflict with High Church clergy.[3] – he suspended Francis Grey, rector of Morpeth, as Rural Dean, for wearing a stole of which he disapproved.[4] He resigned due to ill health on 2 February 1879 and died in Wimbledon on 14 September.
References
- ^ The Peerage – Rt. Rev. Charles Baring (Accessed 1 February 2014)
- ^ David William Bebbington, Evangelicalism in Modern Britain: A History from the 1730s to the 1980s (1989), p. 107.
- ^ Christian History Institute (Dead link, 1 February 2014)
- ^ Scotland, Nigel. Evangelicals, Anglicans and Ritualism in Victorian England (p. 7) (Accessed 1 February 2014)
Sources
- Mandell Creighton, ‘Baring, Charles Thomas (1807–1879)’, rev. H. C. G. Matthew, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004