Name

Mark Hildesley

Biography

Bishop of Sodor and Man, successor to Wilson. Completed the Manx Bible — the New Testament in 1767, the full Bible in 1772, seven years after Parliament seized the lordship. The translation had been Wilson's project from the beginning. A Manx Prayer Book was printed in 1765 — the year of the Revestment itself — assuming a Manx-speaking congregation would endure. Hildesley observed that of twenty thousand people on the Island, few knew English.

Active Period

1698–1772

Also Known As

Bishop Hildesley

Bishop Mark Hildesley

Place

Isle of Man

Period

Atholl Lordship

Crown Administration

Role / Office

Bishop of Sodor and Man

Book Chapter

Chapter 5

Chapter 16

Chapter 17