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. He later co-founded Methodism in America and then establish the Methodist missions overseas, which in the 19th century spread around the world.
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9 September 1747 Brecon, South Wales
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Died |
2 May 1814 (aged 66)
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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