James Thompson - Religion

Religion

  • James Thompson (martyr) (died 1582), Catholic priest hanged under Elizabeth I
  • Jim Thompson (bishop) (1936–2003), Anglican bishop of Stepney and Bath and Wells
  • James Denton Thompson (1856–1924), Bishop of Sodor and Man

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