James Pilkington (bishop)

The Right Reverend James Pilkington B.D.
Bishop of Durham
Province	York
Diocese	Durham
Installed	10 April 1561
Term ended	23 January 1576
Predecessor	Cuthbert Tunstall
Successor	Richard Barnes
Other post(s)	Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge and Master of St John's College, Cambridge
Orders
Consecration	2 March 1561
Personal details
Born	1520 Rivington, Lancashire, England
Died	23 January 1576 (aged 55) Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England
Buried	Durham Cathedral
Nationality	English
Denomination	Church of England
Parents	Richard Pilkington Alice Asshaw
Spouse	Alice Kingsmill
Children	4
Occupation	Bishop of Durham and Author
Alma mater	Pembroke College, Cambridge St John's College, Cambridge

James Pilkington (1520–1576), was the first Protestant Bishop of Durham from 1561 until his death in 1576. He founded Rivington Grammar School and was an Elizabethan author and orator.