Reginald Foskett (1909 – 13 November 1973) was the fourth Anglican Bishop of Penrith in the modern era.
Born in 1909 he was educated at Derby School and Keble College, Oxford and ordained priest in 1933. After Curacies at Gedling and Mansfield he was Rector at Ordsall followed by service as Rural Dean of Ilkeston. From 1957 he was Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh before elevation to the Episcopate a decade later: a post he was to hold for only three years, retiring prematurely due to ill-health. A dedicated historian of the church and of African history., he died on 13 November 1973.
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- New Bishop Of Penrith The Times Wednesday, 31 May 1967; pg. 12; Issue 56955; col E
- “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- Details of incumbency
- "The Pictorial History of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh" Poskett, R: London, Pitkin,1967
- Church News Bishop Of Penrith To Resign The Times Monday, 27 Jul 1970; pg. 8; Issue 57928; col F
- He edited the journals of his wife’s grandfather, the Scottish explorer John Kirk: "The Zambesi Journal of Dr John Kirk"(Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd, 1962); "Zambesi Doctors-correspondence of Dr David Livingstone and Dr John Kirk"(Edinburgh, University Press, 1964)- British Library catalogue accessed Monday 11 August 2008 21:30
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| Preceded byHector Bransby Gooderham | Provost of St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh 1957 – 1967 |
Succeeded byPatrick Campbell Rodger |
| Preceded byCyril Bulley | Bishop of Penrith 1967 – 1970 |
Succeeded byWilliam Edward Augustus Pugh |
| Provosts of St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh | |
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| Bishops of Penrith | |
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