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List of the bishops of Peterborough

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A list of all the bishops of Peterborough (1540–1835) arranged by date of appointment. Unless otherwise stated, the year of appointment is the year of consecration and the end of tenure is the year of death.

Source:

  • Fryde, E. B., Greenway, D. E., Porter, S., Roy, I. (1986), Handbook of British Chronology (RHS, Guides and Handbooks, 2, 3rd edn, London: Royal Historical Society).

NAME Year appointed (notes on appointment date) End of tenure (notes on end of tenure)
Chamber, John 1541 1556
Pole, David 1557 1559 deprived
Scambler, Edmund 1561 1585 translated
Howland, Richard 1585 1600
Dove, Thomas 1601 1630
Piers, William 1630 1632 translated
Lindsell, Augustine 1633 1634 translated
Dee, Francis 1634 1638
Towers, John 1639 1649
Laney, Benjamin 1660 1663 translated
Henshaw, Joseph 1663 1679
Lloyd, William 1679 confirmed 1685 translated
White, Thomas 1685 1690 deprived
Cumberland, Richard 1691 1718
Kennett, White 1718 1728
Clavering, Robert 1728 translated 1747
Thomas, John 1747 1757 translated
Terrick, Richard 1757 1764 translated
Lambe, Robert 1764 1769
Hinchcliffe, John 1769 1794
Madan, Spencer 1794 confirmed 1813
Parsons, John 1813 1819
Marsh, Herbert 1819 1839
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