Beilby Porteus

The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Beilby Porteus
Bishop of London
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of London
Elected	1787
Term ended	1809 (death)
Predecessor	Robert Lowth
Successor	John Randolph
Other post(s)	Bishop of Chester 1776–1787
Orders
Ordination	1757 (priest)
Consecration	1777
Personal details
Born	(1731-05-08)8 May 1731 York, Great Britain
Died	13 May 1809(1809-05-13) (aged 78) Fulham Palace, London
Buried	St Mary's Church, Sundridge
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Residence	Fulham Palace, London
Alma mater	Christ's College, Cambridge

Beilby Porteus (or Porteous; 8 May 1731 – 13 May 1809), successively Bishop of Chester and of London, was a Church of England reformer and a leading abolitionist in England. He was the first Anglican in a position of authority to seriously challenge the Church's position on slavery.