Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: Volume 8, Bristol, Gloucester, Oxford and Peterborough Dioceses. Originally published by Institute of Historical Research, London, 1996.
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BISHOPS OF BRISTOL
[Henry Holbeche or Rands (fn. 1) Suffragan Bp. of Bristol (Worcester dioc.) 1538-1544.
Pres. by king 22 March 1538, one of two nominated by Hugh Latimer, bp. of Worcester, as his suffragan, in accordance with Stat. 26 Hen. VIII (L. & P. XIII i no. 646 (2)). Cons. 24 March (Lamb., Reg. Cranmer ff. 214v-215). Bp. of Rochester 1544.
Paul Bushe (fn. 2) B.A. 1542-1554.
Apptd. by king in foundation charter 4 June 1542 (L. & P. XVII no. 443 (9)). Royal mand. 16 June to abp. of Canterbury for cons.; cons. 25 June (Lamb., Reg. Cranmer f. 284v). Depriv. March 1554 as married (fn. 3) (C.P.R. 1553-4 p. 175; C.P.R. 1554-5 p. 7). (fn. 4)
John Holyman D.D. 1554-1558.
Congé d'élire 19 March 1554 (C.P.R. 1553-4 p. 7); another 25 Oct. (C.P.R. 1554-5 p. 7). El. 7 Nov. (Ep./A/10/1/1 p. 89). Royal assent to el. 10 Nov. (C.P.R. 1554-7 p. 7). Commission 16 Nov. from dean and chapter of Canterbury sede vacante to bp. of London for cons. of Holyman, bp.-elect and confirmed; cons. 18 Nov. by bps. of London, Norwich and Bath and Wells (Canterbury, Reg. N ff. 34-36v; Diary of Henry Machyn, ed. J.G. Nichols (Camden Soc., xlii, 1847) p. 75). Temps. 28 Nov. (C.P.R. 1554-5 p. 7). Papal provision 21 June 1555 (Hierarchia Catholica III 155). D. 5 June 1558 (Ep./A/10/1/1/p. 89).
See vacant 3 years.
Richard Cheyney B.D. 1562-1579. Bp. of Gloucester.
Royal lic. 29 Apr. 1562 to hold see of Bristol in commendam with Gloucester (Reg. Parker III 952-6); gr. of spiritualities from abp. 3 May (ibid. pp. 946-7). (fn. 5) D. 25 Apr. 1579 (Survey of Cath. I 772, 778-9; Brit. Libr., Lansdowne MS. 981 f. 190/159).
John Bullingham D.D. 1581-1589. Bp. of Gloucester and Bristol. (fn. 6)
Congé d'élire (no name) 12 July 1581 to dean and chapter of Gloucester; royal assent 9 Aug. to el. of Bullingham (C.P.R. 1580-2 nos. 430, 432). Abp's conf. 1 Sept.; cons. 3 Sept. (Lamb., Reg. Grindal I ff. 66-71 v). Temps. 5 Apr. 1582 (C.P.R. 1580-2 no. 1274). Res. bpc. of Bristol by 23 Oct. 1589 (P.R.O., C 66/1353).
Richard Fletcher D.D. 1589-1593.
Congé d'élire 23 Oct. 1589 (P.R.O., C 66/1353). El. 13 Nov.; royal assent 4 Dec.; abp's conf. 12 Dec.; cons. 14 Dec. (Lamb., Reg. Whitgift I ff. 58-62v). Enthr. 13 June 1590 (Ep./A/10/1/1 p. 87b). Trans. to Worcester 1593.
See vacant 10 years.
John Thornborough D.D. 1603-1617.
Congé d'élire and letter missive 23 May 1603 for Thornborough, bp. of Limerick (P.R.O., C 66/1614). El. 30 May; royal assent 4 July; abp's conf. 12 July (Lamb., Reg. Whitgift III ff. 72v-79). Temps. 12 Aug. (P.R.O., C 66/1614). Enthr. 23 Aug. (Ep./A/10/1/1 p. 87b). Trans. to Worcester 1617.
Nicholas Felton D.D. 1617-1619.
Congé d'élire and letter missive 27 Feb. 1617 (P.R.O., C 66/2154). El. 4 March; royal assent 19 March; abp's conf. 13 Dec.; cons. 14 Dec. (Lamb., Reg. Abbot I ff. 91-8). Temps. 9 Jan. 1618 (P.R.O., C 66/2154). Enthr. by proxy 12 March (Ep./A/10/1/1 p. 87b). Trans. to Ely 1619.
Rowland Searchfield D.D. 1619-1622.
Congé d'élire and letter missive 12 March 1619 (P.R.O., C 66/2212). El. 18 March; royal assent 20 Apr.; abp's conf. 7 May; cons. 9 May (Lamb., Reg. Abbot II ff. 15v-24). Temps. 28 May (P.R.O., C 66/2212). Enthr. by proxy 16 June (Ep./A/10/1/1 p. 87a). D. 11 Oct. 1622 (m.i., Bristol cath.) (Survey of Cath. I 780).
Robert Wright D.D. 1623-1632.
El. 28 Jan. 1623; royal assent 14 March; abp's conf. 21 March; cons. 23 March (Lamb., Reg. Abbot II ff. 79v-85v). Temps. 4 Apr. (P.R.O., C 66/2321). Enthr. by proxy 5 May (Ep./A/10/1/1 p. 87a). Trans. to Coventry and Lichfield 1632.
George Coke (Cooke) D.D. 1633-1636.
Congé d'élire and letter missive n.d. Oct. 1632 (Cal. S.P. Dom. 1634-5 p. 612). El. 28 Nov.; royal assent 11 Jan. 1633; abp's conf. 6 Feb.; cons. 10 Feb. (Lamb., Reg. Abbot III ff. 84-90v). Enthr. by proxy 8 March (Ep./A/10/1/1 p. 87a). Trans. to Hereford 1636.
Robert Skinner D.D. 1637-1641.
Congé d'élire and letter missive 18 July 1636 (P.R.O., C 66/2729). El. 5 July (Ep./A/10/1/1 p. 87a) or 26 July; royal assent 23 Sept.; abp's conf. 14 Jan. 1637; cons. 15 Jan. (Lamb., Reg. Laud I ff. 62-7). Temps. 20 Jan. (P.R.O., C 66/2729). Enthr. by proxy 13 Feb. (Ep./A/10/1/1 p. 87a). Trans. to Oxford 1641.
Thomas Westfield D.D. 1642-1644.
Royal assent to el. 11 June 1642 (P.R.O., C 66/2904). Cons. 26 June (ibid., E 331 Cant./272). Temps. 9 Aug. (ibid., C 66/2904). D. 25 June 1644 (m.i., Bristol cath.) (Survey of Cath. I 781).
Thomas Howell D.D. 1644-1646.
Occ. as bp. 15 June 1646 (Hist. MSS. Comm., 6th Rept. app. p. 122). D. 1646 (Cambridge Univ. Libr., MS. 2953 f. 76v; Cal. S.P. Dom. 1660-1 p. 359). Buried Bristol cath. (Survey of Cath. I 781). (fn. 7)
Gilbert Ironside (fn. 8) D.D. 1661-1671.
Letter missive for Ironside 21 Nov. 1660; el. 30 Nov. (Ep./A/10/1/1 p. 87) or 1 Dec. (Cal. S.P. Dom. 1660-1 pp. 359, 400). Royal assent 11 Dec.; abp's conf. 24 Dec.; cons. 13 Jan. 1661 (Lamb., Reg. Juxon and Sheldon ff. 237v-245v). (fn. 9) Enthr. by proxy 17 Jan. (Ep./A/10/1/1 p. 87). Temps. 19 March (P.R.O., C 66/3000). D. 19 Sept. 1671 (Wood, Athenae Oxon. III 940 (fn. 10) ).
Guy Carleton D.D. 1672-1679.
Congé d'élire 12 Dec. 1671 (P.R.O., C 66/3129; DC/A/2/1/1). El. 20 Dec.; royal assent 9 Jan. 1672; abp's conf. 20 Jan.; cons. 11 Feb. (Lamb., Reg. Sheldon ff. 91-7). Enthr. by proxy 20 Feb. (Ep./A/10/1/1 p. 87). Temps. 23 Feb. (P.R.O., C 66/3135). Trans. to Chichester 1679.
William Gulston D.D. 1679-1684.
Congé d'élire 13 Jan. 1679 (P.R.O., C 66/3205, 3206). El. 17 Jan.; royal assent 1 Feb.; abp's conf. 6 Feb.; cons. 9 Feb. (Lamb., Reg. Sancroft ff. 16-23, 51). Temps. 20 Feb. (P.R.O., C 66/3212). D. 4 Apr. 1684 (Wood's Life and Times III 92; Ep./A/10/1/1 p. 87).
John Lake D.D. 1684-1685.
Congé d'élire 30 May 1684 (P.R.O., C 66/3242). Lake, bp. of Sodor and Man, el. 9 June; royal assent 4 July; abp's conf. 12 Aug. (Lamb., Reg. Sancroft ff. 85- 91). Trans. to Chichester 1685.
Sir Jonathan Trelawney Bart. D.D. 1685-1689.
Warrant 16 Oct. 1685 for congé d'élire and letter missive (Cal. S.P. Dom. 1685 no. 1746). El. 26 Oct.; royal assent 31 Oct.; abp's conf. 7 Nov.; cons. 8 Nov. (Lamb., Reg. Sancroft ff. 136-43). Bp. apptd. proxy for enthr. 12 Nov. (DC/A/2/2). Trans. to Exeter 1689.
Gilbert Ironside D.D. 1689-1691.
Warrant 28 March 1689 for congé d'élire and letter missive (Cal. S.P. Dom. 1689-90 p. 45). (fn. 11) Warrant 10 June for royal assent to el. (ibid. p. 144). Warrant 24 Oct. for temps. (Cal. S.P. Dom. 1689-90 p. 302). Cons. n.d. Nov. (Ep./A/10/1/1 p. 80). Trans. to Hereford 1691.
John Hall D.D. 1691-1709.
Warrant 12 June 1691 for congé d'élire and letter missive (Cal. S.P. Dom. 1690-1 p. 410); another warrant 31 July (ibid.). El. 13 Aug.; royal assent 26 Aug.; abp's conf. 29 Aug.; cons. 30 Aug. (Lamb., Reg. Tillotson ff. 76-84v). Warrant 7 Sept. for temps. (Cal. S.P. Dom. 1690-1 p. 512). D. 4 Feb. 1709 (m.i., Bromsgrove, Worcs.) (Survey of Cath. I 782-4).
John Robinson D.D. 1710-1714.
Warrant 19 Oct. 1710 for congé d'élire and letter missive (P.R.O., SP 44/150 p. 311). El. 30 Oct.; royal assent 13 Nov.; abp's conf. 17 Nov.; cons. 19 Nov. (Lamb., Reg. Tenison II ff. 58-65v). Warrant 20 Nov. for temps. (P.R.O., SP 44/150 pp. 314-15). Enthr. 27 Feb. 1711 (Ep./A/10/1/1 p. 79). Trans. to London 1714.
George Smalridge D.D. 1714-1719.
Warrant 13 March 1714 for congé d'élire and letter missive (P.R.O., SP 44/151 p. 206). Royal assent to el. 23 March; abp's conf. 1 Apr.; cons. 4 Apr. (Lamb., Reg. Tenison II ff. 119v-129). Warrant 4 Apr. for temps. (P.R.O., SP 44/151 p. 218). D. 27 Sept. 1719 (Hist. Reg. Chron. 1719, iv 37).
Hugh Boulter D.D. 1719-1724.
Warrant 15 Oct. 1719 for congé d'élire and letter missive (P.R.O., SP 44/150 p. 513). El. 2 Nov.; royal assent 7 Nov; abp's conf. 14 Nov.; cons. 15 Nov. (Lamb., Reg. Wake I ff. 58-65). Warrant 16 Nov. for temps. (P.R.O., SP 44/150 p. 516). Trans. to abpc. of Armagh 1724.
William Bradshaw D.D. 1724-1732.
Warrant 31 Aug. 1724 for congé d'élire and letter missive (Lond. Gaz. no. 6299). El. 21 Sept.; royal assent 12 Oct.; abp's conf. 17 Oct.; cons. 18 Oct. (Lamb., Reg. Wake I ff. 227v-237). Warrant 19 Oct. for temps. (P.R.O., SP 44/150 pp. 655-6). D. 16 Dec. 1732 (Gent. Mag. 1732, ii 1126).
Charles Cecil B.C.L., D.D. 1733-1734.
Congé d'élire and letter missive pubd. 6 Jan. 1733 (Lond. Gaz. no. 7158); congé issued 11 Jan. (P.R.O., C 209/5). El. 15 Jan.; royal assent 12 Feb.; abp's conf. 20 Feb.; cons. 25 Feb. (Lamb., Reg. Wake II ff. 110-118v). Temps. 13 March (P.R.O., C 209/5). Trans. to Bangor 1734.
Thomas Secker D.C.L. 1735-1737.
Congé d'élire and letter missive pubd. 27 Dec. 1734 (Lond. Gaz. no. 7362); congé issued 28 Dec. (P.R.O., C 209/7). El. 2 Jan. 1735; royal assent 9 Jan.; abp's conf. 18 Jan.; cons. 19 Jan. (Lamb., Reg. Wake II ff. 154v-164v). Temps. 17 Feb. (P.R.O., C 209/7). Trans. to Oxford 1737.
Thomas Gooch D.D. 1737-1738.
Congé d'élire and letter missive pubd. 21 May 1737 (Lond. Gaz. no. 7612); congé issued 23 May (P.R.O., C 209/7). El. 28 May; royal assent 6 June; abp's conf. 11 June; cons. 12 June (Lamb., Reg. Potter ff. 23v-33). Temps. 25 June (P.R.O., C 209/7). Trans. to Norwich 1738.
Joseph Butler D.C.L. 1738-1750.
Congé d'élire and letter missive pubd. 21 Oct. 1738; congé issued 2 Nov. (P.R.O., C 209/7). El. 6 Nov.; royal assent 24 Nov.; abp's conf. 1 Dec.; cons. 3 Dec. (Lamb., Reg. Potter ff. 60-9). Temps. 22 Dec. (P.R.O., C 209/7). Trans. to Durham 1750.
John Conybeare D.D. 1750-1755.
Congé d'élire and letter missive for Conybeare, dean of Christ Church, Oxford, pubd. 17 Nov. 1750 (Lond. Gaz. no. 9006); congé issued 27 Nov. (P.R.O., C 209/13). El. 30 Nov.; royal assent 14 Dec.; abp's conf. 22 Dec.; cons. 23 Dec. (Lamb., Reg. Herring ff. 132v-143v). Archdcn. of Canterbury's mand. 5 Jan. 1751 to dean and chapter for enthr. (DC/A/2/1/2). Temps. 26 Jan. (P.R.O., C 209/13). D. 13 July 1755 (Gent. Mag. 1755, xxv 333).
John Hume D.D. 1756-1758.
Congé d'élire issued 14 May 1756 (P.R.O., C 209/14); congé and letter missive pubd. 15 May (Lond. Gaz. no. 9582). El. 18 May; royal assent 28 May; abp's conf. 4 June; cons. 4 July (Lamb., Reg. Herring ff. 234-46). Temps. 22 July (P.R.O., C 209/14). Trans. to Oxford 1758.
Philip Yonge D.D. 1758-1761.
Congé d'élire and letter missive for Yonge, preb. of St. Paul's, pubd. 10 June 1758 (Lond. Gaz. no. 9798); congé issued 12 June (P.R.O., C 209/14; DC/A/2/1/3). El. 17 June; royal assent 24 June; abp's conf. 28 June; cons. 29 June (Lamb., Reg. Secker ff. 22-37). Temps. 10 July (P.R.O., C 209/14). Trans. to Norwich 1761.
Thomas Newton D.D. 1761-1782.
Congé d'élire and letter missive for Newton, canon of Westminster, pubd. 28 Nov. 1761 (Lond. Gaz. no. 10160); congé issued 3 Dec. (P.R.O., C 209/18; DC/A/2/1/4). El. 8 Dec.; royal assent 19 Dec.; abp's conf. 24 Dec.; cons. 28 Dec. (Lamb., Reg. Secker ff. 155-65). Temps. 22 Jan. 1762 (P.R.O., C 209/18). D. 14 Feb. 1782 (Gent. Mag. 1782, lii 95; ibid. 1786, lvi (2) 994).
Lewis Bagot D.C.L. 1782-1783.
Congé d'élire and letter missive for Bagot, dean of Christ Church, Oxford, pubd. 23 Feb. 1782 (Lond. Gaz. no. 12272); congé issued 2 March (P.R.O., C 209/19). El. 4 March; royal assent 25 March; abp's conf. 6 Apr.; cons. 7 Apr. (Lamb., Reg. Cornwallis ff. 344-54). Bp. apptd. proxy for enthr. 12 Apr.; enthr. by proxy n.d. (DC/A/2/1/5). Temps. 25 Apr. (P.R.O., C 209/19). Trans. to Norwich 1783.
Christopher Wilson D.D. 1783-1792.
Congé d'élire and letter missive for Wilson, canon resid. of St. Paul's, pubd. 14 June 1783 (Lond. Gaz. no. 12448); congé issued 18 June (P.R.O., C 209/20; DC/A/2/1/6). El. 21 June; royal assent 28 June; abp's conf. 4 July; cons. 6 July (Lamb., Reg. Moore ff. 44-53v). Temps. 15 July (P.R.O., C 209/20). Bp. apptd. proxy for enthr. s.d.; enthr. by proxy n.d. (DC/A/2/1/6). D. 18 Apr. 1792 (Gent. Mag. 1792, lxii (1) 391; Ep./A/1/2 f. 46).
Spencer Madan D.D. 1792-1794.
Congé d'élire and letter missive pubd. 5 May 1792 (Lond. Gaz. no. 13411); issued 7 May (P.R.O., IND 16816; DC/A/2/1/7). El. 12 May; royal assent 18 May; abp's conf. 26 May; cons. 3 June (Lamb., Reg. Moore ff. 249-59). Temps. 15 June (P.R.O., IND 16816). Trans. to Peterborough 1794.
Henry Reginald Courtenay D.C.L. 1794-1797.
Congé d'élire and letter missive issued 5 Apr. 1794 (P.R.O., IND 16816; DC/A/2/1/8); pubd. 8 Apr. (Lond. Gaz. no. 13638). El. 11 Apr.; royal assent 2 May; abp's conf. 8 May; cons. 11 May (Lamb., Reg. Moore ff. 303-313v). Bp. apptd. proxy for enthr. 12 May; enthr. by proxy n.d. (DC/A/2/1/8). Temps. 21 May (P.R.O., IND 16816). Trans. to Exeter 1797.
Folliott Herbert Walker Cornewall D.D. 1797-1803.
Congé d'élire issued 16 March 1797 (P.R.O., IND 16816); congé and letter missive for Cornewall, dean of Canterbury, pubd. 18 March (Lond. Gaz. no. 13992). El. 15 March; royal assent 31 March; abp's conf. 8 Apr.; cons. 9 Apr. (Lamb., Reg. Moore unnumbered folios between ff. 324 and 325, 325v). Temps. 28 Apr. (P.R.O., IND 16816). Trans. to Hereford 1803.
Hon. George Pelham D.D. 1803-1807.
Congé d'élire and letter missive pubd. 5 Feb. 1803 (Lond. Gaz. no. 15555); congé issued 12 Feb. (P.R.O., IND 16816; DC/A/2/1/9). El. 16 Feb.; royal assent 2 March; abp's conf. 19 March; cons. 27 March (Lamb., Reg. Moore ff. 427v-439v). Enthr. by proxy 4 Apr. (DC/A/2/1/9). Temps. 20 Apr. (P.R.O., IND 16816). Trans. to Exeter 1807.
John Luxmoore D.D. 1807-1808.
Congé d'élire and letter missive for Luxmoore, dean of Gloucester, pubd. 15 Aug. 1807 (Lond. Gaz. no. 16056); congé issued s.d. (P.R.O., IND 16816). El. 21 Aug.; royal assent 2 Sept.; abp's conf. 18 Sept.; cons. 4 Oct. (Lamb., Reg. Sutton I ff. 69v-80v). Bp. apptd. proxy for enthr. 11 Oct.; enthr. by proxy n.d. (DC/A/2/1/10). Temps. 27 Oct. (P.R.O., IND 16816). Trans. to Hereford 1808.
William Lort Mansel D.D. 1808-1820.
Congé d'élire and letter missive pubd. 23 Aug. 1808 (Lond. Gaz. no. 16173); issued 25 Aug. (P.R.O., IND 16816; DC/A/2/1/11). El. 3 Sept. 1808; royal assent 24 Sept.; abp's conf. 8 Oct.; cons. 30 Oct. (Lamb., Reg. Sutton I ff. 128v- 138). Bp. apptd. proxy for enthr. 10 Nov.; enthr. by proxy n.d. (DC/A/2/1/11). Temps. 24 Nov. (P.R.O., IND 16816). D. 27 June 1820 (Gent. Mag. 1820, xc (1) 637).
John Kaye D.D. 1820-1827.
Congé d'élire and letter missive pubd. 3 July 1820 (Lond. Gaz. no. 17612); congé issued 12 July (P.R.O., IND 16816; DC/A/2/1/12). El. 17 July; royal assent 24 July; abp's conf. 29 July; cons. 30 July (Lamb., Reg. Sutton I ff. 303v-311v). Enthr. by proxy 7 Aug. (DC/A/2/1/13 (sic)). Temps. 19 Aug. (P.R.O., IND 16816). Trans. to Lincoln 1827.
Robert Gray D.D. 1827-1834.
Congé d'élire and letter missive pubd. 2 March 1827 (Lond. Gaz. no. 18340); congé issued 3 March (P.R.O., IND 16816). El. 9 March; royal assent 12 March; abp's conf. 23 March; cons. 25 March (Lamb., Reg. Sutton I ff. 432- 438v). Temps. 18 May (P.R.O., IND 16816). Enthr. by proxy 28 May (DC/A/2/13). D. 28 Sept. 1834 (Gent. Mag. 1834, new ser. ii 645-7).
Joseph Allen D.D. 1834-1836.
Congé d'élire and letter missive pubd. 13 Oct. 1834 (Lond. Gaz. no. 19201); issued 20 Oct. (P.R.O., IND 16816; DC/A/2/14). El. 24 Oct.; royal assent 3 Nov.; abp's conf. 5 Dec.; cons. 7 Dec. (DC/A/8/5 p. 49; Lamb., Reg. Howley pp. 155-168). Instal. by proxy 19 Dec. (DC/A/8/5 p. 54). Temps. 22 Dec. (P.R.O., IND 16816). Trans. to Ely 1836.
Diocese of Bristol united with that of Gloucester by Order in Council 5 Oct. 1836, in accordance with Stat. 6 & 7 Will. IV c. 77 (Lond. Gaz. no. 19426; Ep./A/1/4). See James Henry Monk, Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, below.