Ralph Brideoake (1612/13–1678) was an English clergyman, who became Bishop of Chichester.
Ralph Brideoake | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Chichester | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chichester |
| In office | 1675–1678 |
| Predecessor | Peter Gunning |
| Successor | Guy Carleton |
| Previous post(s) | Dean of Salisbury |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 18 April 1675 by Gilbert Sheldon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1612 (NS 1613) |
| Died | 5 October 1678 |
| Buried | St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Richard Brideoake, or Briddock and Cicely Booth |
| Spouse | Mary Saltonstall |
| Children | Ralph Brideoake |
| Education | Manchester Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
Life
editBorn in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, and baptised on 31 January 1612 (NS 1613)[1] at the Collegiate Church, Manchester, Brideoake graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford with a BA in 1634, and made a MA by Charles I of England in 1636. During the 1630s, Brideoake attempted to write poetry.
Beginning in 1638, Brideoake was High Master at Manchester Free School,[2] but lost the position because of his Royalist affiliation. He became chaplain to James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, a Royalist leader, and was besieged at Lathom House (near Ormskirk, Lancashire) with Stanley's family in 1644.[3] He interceded, unsuccessfully, with William Lenthall, Speaker of Parliament, for a stay of the execution of the captured Earl, in 1651.[4] Brideoake then became chaplain to Lenthall.
Brideoake was Vicar of Witney[5] from 1654.[6] On the Restoration, he became Rector of Standish in 1660, Dean of Salisbury in 1667,[7] and Bishop of Chichester in 1675.[8] During this time he had some connection with the almshouses at Heytesbury, within Salisbury diocese, for he bought a mill at Chirton on behalf of the charity in 1671.[9]
In 1660 he was appointed Canon of the eleventh stall at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, a position he held until 1678.[10] He died on 5 October 1678 and is buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. His monument was sculpted by William Bird of Oxford.[11]
Notes
edit- ^ "Baptisms at the Cathedral in the City of Manchester, 1606–1616". Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerks. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ The Manchester Grammar School – High Masters. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ Chronology for the Salford Hundred: 1678. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ Lathom, Knowsley and the Stanleys. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ Witney Borough: Introduction Archived 18 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine. by Simon Townley. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ Concise Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Deans of Salisbury, 1536–1880. British History Online. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ Bishops of Chichester, 1536–1870. British History Online. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ Baggs, A. P.; Crowley, D. A.; Pugh, Ralph B.; Stevenson, Janet H.; Tomlinson, Margaret (1975). "Parishes: Chirton". In Crittall, Elizabeth (ed.). A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 10. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 60–71. Retrieved 8 May 2022 – via British History Online.
- ^ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
- ^ Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660–1851, Rupert Gunnis
External links
edit- "Brideoake, Ralph (Bishop of Chichester) (CCEd Bishop ID 168)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- "Brideoake, Ralph". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.