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Thomas Coke (* 9. September 1747 in Brecon, Wales; † 3. Mai 1814 vor Ceylon) war ein anglikanischer Pfarrer und der erste methodistische Bischof. Er wurde auf der Weihnachtskonferenz 1784 in Baltimore, Maryland, zusammen mit seinem Predigerkollegen Francis Asbury zu Superintendenten der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche in den USA ...
Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (6 May 1754 – 30 June 1842), known as Coke of Norfolk or Coke of Holkham, was a British politician and agricultural reformer.
30. Apr. 2024 · Thomas Coke (born Sept. 9, 1747, Brecon, Brecknockshire, Wales—died May 3, 1814, at sea en route from Liverpool to Ceylon) was an English clergyman, the first bishop of the Methodist Church, founder of its missions, and friend of Methodism’s founder, John Wesley, who called Coke his “right hand.”
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Thomas Coke (9 September 1747 – 2 May 1814) 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.
6. Sept. 2018 · Thomas Coke, a British lawyer turned preacher, was born on September 9, 1747. His ministry shaped the structure of the current United Methodist Church, says Publishing House president Brian Milford.
Thomas Coke, 1. Earl of Leicester KB (* 1697; † 20. April 1759) war ein englischer Großgrundbesitzer, Mäzen und Politiker, er ließ Holkham Hall erbauen. Er war der Sohn von Edward Coke und dessen Frau Carey Newton. Beide Eltern starben 1707. Als junger Mann ging er von 1712 bis 1718 auf Grand Tour.
Learn about the life and achievements of Thomas Coke, a Welsh-born clergyman who became a key figure in the Methodist movement. He was ordained by John Wesley, helped to establish Methodism in America, and launched the first Methodist missions overseas.
