Richard Neile

Richard Neile (* 1562 in Westminster ; † October 31, 1640 in York ) was bishop of several dioceses of the Church of England and Archbishop of York from 1631 until his death.

Life

Richard Neile completed his school days at Westminster School . He then attended St. John's College in Cambridge . His first major promotion made him Dean of Westminster in 1605 ; thereafter he was successively Bishop of Rochester (1608), Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (1610), Bishop of Lincoln (1614), Bishop of Durham (1617), Bishop of Winchester (1628) and Archbishop of York (1631).

While at Rochester, he appointed William Laud as his chaplain and gave him several major promotions. His political activity during his bishopric in Durham was rewarded in 1627 with a membership in the secret Privy Council. Neile regularly sat in the court hearings of the Star Chamber and the High Commission. His correspondence with Laud, Sir Dudley Carleton and Francis Windebank (both secretaries of state of Charles I ) are still valuable historical sources today.

literature

Anthony A. Wood, Philip Bliss: Richard Neile, DD In: Athenae Oxonienses: An Exact History of All the Writers and Bishops who Have Had Their Education in the University of Oxford. To which are added the Fasti, Or Annals of the Said University . 3. Edition. tape 2 . FC & J. Rivington, London 1815, Sp. 287–293 (English, books.google.de ).
Richard Neale, or Neil . In: The History of Lincoln: Containing an Account of the Antiquities, Edifices, Trade, and Customs, of that Ancient City; an Introductory Sketch of the County; and a description of the Cathedral. To which is Added, an Appendix, Comprising the Charter, and a List of Mayors and Sherrifs . Drury and sons, London 1816, pp. 53 (English, books.google.de ).

Web links

Literature by and about Richard Neile in the WorldCat bibliographic database

Individual evidence

^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 265.
↑ ^a ^b Neale, Richard . In: John Venn , John Archibald Venn (eds.): Alumni Cantabrigienses . A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900. Part 1: From the earliest times to 1751 , volume 3 : Kaile-Ryves . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1924, pp. 236 ( venn.lib.cam.ac.uk Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

predecessor	Office	successor
William Barlow	Bishop of Rochester 1608–1610	John Buckeridge
George Abbot	Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry 1610–1614	John Overall
William Barlow	Bishop of Lincoln 1614–1617	George Montaigne
William James	Bishop of Durham 1617–1628	George Montaigne
Lancelot Andrewes	Bishop of Winchester 1628–1632	Walter Curle
Samuel Harsnett	Archbishop of York 1632–1640	John Williams

personal data
SURNAME	Neile, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Neale, Richard; Neyle, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Archbishop of the Anglican Church
DATE OF BIRTH	1562
PLACE OF BIRTH	Westminster
DATE OF DEATH	October 31, 1640
Place of death	York

[1] Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 265.

[AlumiCa-2] Neale, Richard . In: John Venn , John Archibald Venn (eds.): Alumni Cantabrigienses . A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900. Part 1: From the earliest times to 1751 , volume 3 : Kaile-Ryves . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1924, pp. 236 ( venn.lib.cam.ac.uk Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).