John England (bishop)

His Excellency. The Most Reverend John England
Bishop of Charleston
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Charleston
In office	September 21, 1820– April 11, 1842
Successor	Ignatius A. Reynolds
Orders
Ordination	October 10, 1809
Consecration	September 21, 1820 by John Murphy
Personal details
Born	September 23, 1786 Cork, Ireland
Died	April 11, 1842 (aged 55) Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Education	Theological College of Carlow

John England (September 23, 1786, in Cork, Ireland – April 11, 1842 in Charleston, South Carolina) was an Irish-born American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the first Bishop of Charleston, leading a diocese that then covered three Southern states.

England previously served as a priest in Cork, Ireland, where he was active in the movement for Catholic Emancipation in the United Kingdom. As bishop in Charleston, he ministered to and provided education for many free and enslaved African-Americans.