Ralph Brideoake | |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
Ralph Brideoake (1612/13–1678) was an English clergyman, who becameBishop of Chichester.
Born inCheetham Hill,Manchester, and baptised on 31 January 1612 (NS 1613)[1] at theCollegiate Church, Manchester, Brideoake graduated fromBrasenose College, Oxford with aBA in 1634, and made aMA byCharles I of England in 1636. During the 1630s, Brideoake attempted to write poetry.
Beginning in 1638, Brideoake was High Master atManchester Free School,[2] but lost the position because of hisRoyalist affiliation. He became chaplain toJames Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, a Royalist leader, and wasbesieged at Lathom House (near Ormskirk, Lancashire) with Stanley's family in 1644.[3] He interceded, unsuccessfully, withWilliam Lenthall, Speaker of Parliament, for a stay of the execution of the captured Earl, in 1651.[4] Brideoake then became chaplain to Lenthall.
Brideoake wasVicar ofWitney[5] from 1654.[6] On theRestoration, he becameRector ofStandish 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 atHeytesbury, within Salisbury diocese, for he bought a mill atChirton on behalf of the charity in 1671.[9]
In 1660 he was appointedCanon of the eleventh stall atSt George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, a position he held until 1678.[10] He died on 5 October 1678 and is buried inSt. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. His monument was sculpted byWilliam Bird ofOxford.[11]
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| Preceded by | Dean of Salisbury 1667–1675 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Chichester 1675–1678 | Succeeded by |
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