Addison Hosea (September 11, 1914 - December 14, 1985) was an American prelate who served as the forth Bishop of Lexington from 1971 to 1985.
[3] Hosea was ordained deacon in December 1948 and then priest on June 23, 1949, by Bishop Tom Wright of East Carolina.
During his time in North Carolina, he also directed the diocesan youth camp and, later, the department of Christian Education.
In 1954, he moved to Versailles, Kentucky and became rector of St John's Church, a post he retained till 1970.
He succeeded as diocesan bishop in 1971 and retained the post till his retirement in November 1985, a month before his death on December 14, 1985, at the University of Kentucky Hospital.