John Henry Newman (1801-90)

Major work

•          An Essay on the Development of Doctrine

Importance

•          The most famous English convert to Roman Catholicism in the 19^th century

•          Held to apostolic succession of the episcopate

•          Launched Catholic Anglicanism known as Tractarianism (stressing authority of the bishop as the way to renewal)

•          Had a Calvinistic upbringing