Background
Born in Postwick, Norfolk, England, Moss was son of William Moss, a grazier and large landowner of Postwick.
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Charles Moss
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He was educated under Mr Reddington at Norwich School and at Caius College, Cambridge. He graduated Bachelor in 1831, ordained by Priest Thomas Gooch at Bristol in 1837, and was a fellow of Caius from 1835 to 1839.
Career
Moss served as prebendary of Warminster, (1738–1740) and of Hurstbourne and Burbage, Diocese of Salisbury, (1740–1786). As residential canon of Salisbury, 1746–1786. Archdeacon of Colchester, Saint Paul"s Cathedral, London, (1749–1766).
In 1752 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and served as their Vice-President from 1766 to 1768.
From 1758 to 1766, Moss was a Chaplain to the King. Moss also served as rector of Street George"s, Hanover Square, London beginning in 1759 and remained in that post when he was appointed Bishop of Street David"s in 1766.
He was translated to Bath and Wells in 1774, remaining in that post until his death in 1802. As Bishop of Bath and Wells, he was one of the three bishops to consecrate William White and Samuel Provoost, the second and third American Episcopal bishops, respectively, in 1787.
Moss died in London and was buried at Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley Street, London.
He also gave him the sub-deanery of Wells immediately after his translation in 1774, and the precentorship in 1799, and three prebendal stalls in succession. In 1807 he was made bishop of Oxford, and died on 16 December 1811.
Membership
Royal Society.
