Thomas Coke
Bishop
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Thomas Coke was the first Methodist bishop. Born in Brecon, Wales, he was ordained as a priest in 1772, but expelled from his Anglican pulpit of South Petherton for being a Methodist. Coke met John Wesley in 1776. Wikipedia
Born: September 9, 1747, Brecon, United Kingdom
Died: May 2, 1814 (age 66 years), Sri Lanka
Education: University of Oxford and Jesus College