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 |
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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 | |
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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 |