John Patteson (bishop), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Patteson (bishop)

English Anglican bishop and martyr

Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1827

Place of Birth: England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 20-Sep-1871

Profession: priest, missionary, cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Aries

John Coleridge Patteson (1 April 1827 – 20 September 1871) was an English Anglican bishop, missionary to the South Sea Islands, and an accomplished linguist, learning 23 of the islands' more than 1,000 languages. In 1861, Patteson was selected as the first Bishop of the Anglican Church of Melanesia.
He was killed on Nukapu, one of the easternmost islands of the Solomon Islands, on 20 September 1871.
Consequently, he is commemorated in the Church of England on 20 September.