Reverend Jex Bloxby is evidently a Church of England vicar, since he is married; Roman Catholic priests are required to be celibate. However when Bishop Parsons and Canon Gibbons visit him at his church, they are dressed in Roman Catholic robes and skull caps.
Reverend Jex Bloxby is accused of selling off church land. However he would not be able to do this on his own; the decision to sell church land is taken by the diocese rather than the individual vicar.