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Bishops of Exeter
editPre-Conquest
edit| Bishops of Crediton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| c.909 | 934 | Eadwulf | |
| 934 | c.952/53 | Æthelgar | |
| 953 | 972 | Ælfwold I | |
| 973 | 977 | Sideman | Died on 30 April 977 or 1 or 2 May 977. |
| c.977/79 | c.986/87 | Ælfric | |
| c.986/87 | ? | Ælfwold II | |
| ? | c.990 | Alfred of Malmesbury[2] | |
| ? | c.1011/15 | Ælfwold III | |
| c.1011/15 | c.1019/23 | Eadnoth | |
| 1027 | 1046 | Lyfing | Also Bishop of Cornwall and Worcester; died in March 1046. |
| 1046 | 1050 | Leofric | Consecrated on 19 April 1046; also Bishop of Cornwall; became the first Bishop of Exeter in 1050. |
| In 1050, Leofric transferred the see to Exeter.[3] | |||
| Source(s):[4][5] | |||
Pre-Reformation
edit| Bishops of Exeter | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Portrait | Incumbent | Arms | Notes |
| 1050[6] | 1072 | Leofric | |||
| 1071 | 1103 | Osbern FitzOsbern | |||
| 1107 | 1138 | William Warelwast | |||
| 1138 | 1155 | Robert Warelwast | |||
| 1155 | 1160 | Robert of Chichester | |||
| 1161 | 1184 | Bartholomew Iscanus | |||
| 1186 | 1191 | John the Chanter | |||
| 1206 | 1214[7] | vacant | |||
| 1214 | 1223 | Simon of Apulia | |||
| 1224 | 1244 | William Briwere[8] | |||
| 1245 | 1257 | Richard Blund | |||
| 1258 | 1280 | Walter Branscombe[9] | |||
| 1280 | 1291 | Peter Quinel[10] | |||
| 1291 | 1307 | Thomas Bitton[11] | |||
| 1308 | 1326 | Walter de Stapledon | |||
| 1326 | 1327 | James Berkeley | |||
| 1327 | John Godeley[12] | ||||
| 1327 | 1369 | John Grandisson | |||
| 1370 | 1394 | Thomas de Brantingham[13] | |||
| 1395 | 1419 | Edmund Stafford | |||
| Dates of reign | Name | Portrait | Arms[14] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1050–1072[15] | Leofric | Pre-heraldic | |
| 1072–1103 | Osbern FitzOsbern | Pre-heraldic | |
| 1107–1138 | William Warelwast | Pre-heraldic | |
| 1138–1155 | Robert Warelwast | Pre-heraldic | |
| 1155–1160 | Robert of Chichester | Pre-heraldic | |
| 1161–1184 | Bartholomew Iscanus | Pre-heraldic | |
| 1186–1191 | John the Chanter | Pre-heraldic | |
| 1194–1206 | Henry Marshal | Pre-heraldic | |
| 1206–1214[16] | Vacant | ||
| 1214–1223 | Simon of Apulia | ||
| 1224–1244[17] | William Briwere | ||
| 1245–1257[18] | Richard Blund | ||
| 1258–1280[19] | Walter Branscombe | ||
| 1280–1291[20] | Peter Quinel | ||
| 1291–1307[21] | Thomas Bitton | ||
| 1308–1326 | Walter de Stapledon | ||
| 1326–1327 | James Berkeley | ||
| 1327[22] | John Godeley | ||
| 1327–1369 | John Grandisson | ||
| 1370–1394[23] | Thomas de Brantingham | ||
| 1395–1419 | Edmund Stafford | ||
| 1419[24] | John Catterick | ||
| 1420–1455[25] | Edmund Lacey | ||
| 1455–1456[26] | John Hales | ||
| 1458–1465[27] | George Neville | ||
| 1465–1478 | John Booth | ||
| 1478–1487[28] | Peter Courtenay | ||
| 1487–1492[29] | Richard Foxe | ||
| 1493–1495[29] | Oliver King | ||
| 1496–1502[30] | Richard Redman | ||
| 1502–1504[31] | John Arundel | ||
| 1505–1519 | Hugh Oldham | ||
During the Reformation
edit| Dates of reign | Name | Portrait | Arms |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1519–1551[32][4][33][34] | John Vesey | ||
| 1551–1553[35][4][33][34] | Myles Coverdale | ||
| 1553–1554[36][4][33][34] | John Vesey | ||
| 1555–1560[4][33][34] | James Turberville | ||
Post-Reformation
edit| Post-Reformation Bishops of Exeter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1560 | 1571 | Also recorded as William Alleyn | |
| 1571 | 1578 | ||
| 1579 | 1594 | ||
| 1595 | 1597 | Translated to Worcester | |
| 1598 | 1621 | ||
| 1621 | 1626 | ||
| 1627 | 1641 | Translated to Norwich | |
| 1642 | 1646 | Deprived of the see when the English episcopacy was abolished by Parliament on 9 October 1646; died 1659. | |
| 1646 | 1660 | The see was abolished during the Commonwealth and the Protectorate.[37][38] | |
| 1660 | 1662 | Translated to Worcester | |
| 1662 | 1667 | Translated to Salisbury | |
| 1667 | 1676 | Translated to Norwich | |
| 1676 | 1688 | Translated to York | |
| 1689 | 1707 | Translated from Bristol; later translated to Winchester | |
| 1708 | 1716 | ||
| 1717 | 1724 | Translated to York | |
| 1724 | 1742 | ||
| 1742 | 1746 | Translated from St David's | |
| 1747 | 1762 | ||
| 1762 | 1777 | ||
| 1778 | 1792 | ||
| 1792[39] | 1796 | ||
| 1797 | 1803 | Translated from Bristol | |
| 1803 | 1807 | Translated to Salisbury | |
| 1807 | 1820 | Translated from Bristol; later translated to Lincoln | |
| 1820 | 1830 | Translated to St Asaph | |
| 1830 | Translated from Gloucester; later translated to Bangor | ||
| 1831 | 1869 | ||
| 1869 | 1885 | Translated to London | |
| 1885 | 1900 | ||
| 1901 | 1903 | Translated to Winchester | |
| 1903 | 1916 | ||
| 1916 | 1936 | ||
| 1936 | 1948 | Translated from Stepney | |
| 1949 | 1973 | ||
| 1973 | 1985 | Translated from Birkenhead | |
| 1985 | 1999 | Hewlett Thompson | Translated from Willesden |
| 1999 | 2013[40] | Michael Langrish | Translated from Birkenhead |
| 2014 | 2023 | Translated from Stockport;[41] retired 30 September 2023.[42] | |
| 2024 | present | Mike Harrison | Translated from Dunwich, 25 September 2024.[43]
|
| Source(s):[4][33] | |||
See also
edit- Armorial of the governors-general of Australia
- Armorial of the governors general of Canada
- Armorial of the governors-general of New Zealand
- Armorial of Lords of Appeal
- Armorial of Lord High Chancellors of Great Britain
- Armorial of the speakers of the British House of Commons
- List of personal coats of arms of presidents of the United States
References
edit- ↑ "Heraldry finds its purpose in the royal wedding". Telegraph. 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ↑ Joseph Thomas (1 January 2010). The Universal Dictionary of Biography and Mythology. Cosimo, Inc. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-61640-069-9.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
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- ↑ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 287. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ↑ The first to unite and transfer the Sees of Crediton and Cornwall to Exeter
- ↑ See vacant due to Pope Innocent III's interdict against King John's realms
- ↑ Aliter William Brewer
- ↑ Aliter Walter Bronescombe
- ↑ Aliter Peter de Quivel or Quivil
- ↑ Aliter Thomas de Bytton
- ↑ Also recorded as John Godele. Elected, but quashed
- ↑ Aliter Thomas Brantyngham
- ↑ Izacke, Richard (c.1624–1698), (improved and continued to the year 1724 by Samuel Izacke), Remarkable Antiquities of the City of Exeter, 3rd Edition, London, 1731, A Perfect Catalogue of all the Bishops of this Church ... together with the Coats of Armory and Mottoes Described, pp.25-50
- ↑ The first to unite and transfer the Sees of Crediton and Cornwall to Exeter
- ↑ See vacant due to Pope Innocent III's interdict against King John's realms
- ↑ Aliter William Brewer
- ↑ Aliter Richard Blundy
- ↑ Aliter Walter Bronescombe
- ↑ Aliter Peter de Quivel or Quivil
- ↑ Aliter Thomas de Bytton
- ↑ Also recorded as John Godele. Elected, but quashed
- ↑ Aliter Thomas Brantyngham
- ↑ Aliter John Ketterick, translated from Lichfield
- ↑ Also recorded as Edmund Lacy. Translated from Hereford
- ↑ Appointed, but resigned before consecration
- ↑ Translated to York
- ↑ Translated to Winchester
- 1 2 Translated to Bath and Wells
- ↑ Translated from St Asaph; later translated to Ely
- ↑ Translated from Lichfield
- ↑ (deposed, Roman Catholic)
- 1 2 3 4 5 Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 246–248. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- 1 2 3 4 Horn, J. M. (1962). "Bishops of Exeter". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: Volume 9: Exeter Diocese. British History Online. pp. 1–3.
- ↑ Protestant
- ↑ recovered, Roman Catholic)
- ↑ Plant, David (2002). "Episcopalians". BCW Project. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ King, Peter (July 1968). "The Episcopate during the Civil Wars, 1642-1649". The English Historical Review. 83 (328). Oxford University Press: 523–537. doi:10.1093/ehr/lxxxiii.cccxxviii.523. JSTOR 564164.
- ↑ "No. 13457". The London Gazette. 8 September 1792. p. 694.
- ↑ BBC News – Bishop Langrish retires from office (Accessed 1 July 2013)
- ↑ Diocese of Exeter – Election of new Bishop of Exeter formally confirmed (Accessed 9 May 2014)
- ↑ "Bishop of Exeter Announces Retirement". Diocese of Exeter. 10 May 2023. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
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