Editing Benjamin Hoadly (section)

{{Short description|English bishop (1676–1761); instigator of the Bangorian controversy}}
{{for|his son, the English physician and dramatist|Benjamin Hoadly (physician)}}
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{{Use British English|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| honorific-prefix = [[The Right Reverend]]
| name             = Benjamin Hoadly
| honorific-suffix = 
| title            = [[Bishop of Winchester]]
| image            = Benjamin Hoadly by Sarah Hoadly.jpg
| image_size       = 
| alt              = 
| caption          = Benjamin Hoadly, painted by [[Sarah Hoadly]]
| diocese          = [[Diocese of Winchester]]
| term             = 1734–1761 (died)
| predecessor      = [[Richard Willis (bishop)|Richard Willis]]
| successor        = [[John Thomas (Bishop of Winchester)|John Thomas]]
| other_post       = [[Bishop of Bangor]] (1716<!--not 1715, see confirmation of election source-->–1721)<br />[[Bishop of Hereford]] (6 October 1721 {elected}
<ref>{{CCEd |type=appointment |id=215247 |name=Hoadly, Benjamin |location=Hereford |accessed=19 September 2014 }}</ref>–1723)<br />[[Bishop of Salisbury]] (9 December 1723 {translation}–1734)<br />Prelate of [[Order of the Garter|the Garter]] ({{circa|1734–1761}})
<!---------- Personal details ---------->
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1676|11|14|df=y}}
| birth_place      = [[Westerham]], [[Kent]], [[England]]<ref name="ODNB" />
| death_date       = {{death date and age|1761|4|17|1676|11|14|df=y}}
| death_place      = [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]], [[Middlesex]], [[Great Britain]]<ref name="ODNB" />
| buried           = [[Winchester Cathedral]]<ref name="ACAD" />
| nationality      = [[British people|British]] (formerly [[English people|English]])
| religion         = [[Anglicanism|Anglican]]
| residence        = [[Winchester House, Chelsea]] (official; at death)<ref name="ACAD" />
| parents          = [[Samuel Hoadly]] &amp; Martha Hoadly (née Pickering)<ref name="ODNB" />
| spouse           = 1. [[Sarah Hoadly]] (née Curtis; 30 May 1701 {married}–11 January 1743 {she died})<br />2. Mary Hoadly (née Newey; 23 July 1745 {married}–17 April 1761 (he died))<ref name="ODNB" />
| children         = [[John Hoadly (playwright)|John Hoadly]], four other sons (plus two stillborn; all with Sarah)<ref name="ODNB" />
| occupation       = 
| profession       = [[lecturer]]
| education        = 
| alma_mater       = [[St Catharine's College, Cambridge]]
}}{{Ordination
| date of diaconal ordination = 18 December 1698
| place of diaconal ordination = [[St Paul's Cathedral]]
| ordained deacon by   = [[Henry Compton (bishop)|Henry Compton]], [[Bishop of London]]
| date of priestly ordination = 22 December 1700
| place of priestly ordination = St Paul's
| ordained priest by   = Compton
| date of consecration = {{circa|1716}}
| place of consecration =
| consecrated by       =
| co-consecrators      =
| bishop 1             =
| consecration date 1  =
| sources              = <ref name="ODNB" /><ref name="ACAD" /><ref>{{CCEd |type=ordination |id=98558 |name=Hoadly, Benjamin |accessed=19 September 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{CCEd |type=ordination |id=98738 |name=Hoadly, Benjamin |accessed=19 September 2014 }}</ref>
}}

'''Benjamin Hoadly''' (14 November 1676{{snd}}17 April 1761) was an [[England|English]] clergyman, who was successively [[Bishop of Bangor]], [[Bishop of Hereford|of Hereford]], [[Bishop of Salisbury|of Salisbury]], and finally [[Bishop of Winchester|of Winchester]]. He is best known as the initiator of the [[Bangorian Controversy]].