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Henry Bridgeman (bishop)

Henry Bridgeman (bishop)

Anglican bishop of Sodor and Man 1671 to 1682.

Henry Bridgeman (22 October 1615 – 15 May 1682[1]) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of England as the Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1671 to 1682.[2]

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The third son of John Bridgeman, Bishop of Chester, and Elizabeth Helyar, he was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford,[3] graduating with Master of Arts degrees in 1639 and 1641.[4] He was ordained in the Anglican ministry as a deacon on 9 June 1639 and a priest on 22 December 1639.[4] He held a number of ecclesiastical appointments before and after becoming a bishop. The first appointments were as Rector of Oddington, Oxfordshire (1639–1640), Rector of St Bartholomew's Church, Barrow (1639–1682), and Rector of Bangor Monachorum with Overton (1641–1682).[4] He was appointed Archdeacon of Richmond on 20 May 1648 and resigned the post on 10 June 1664.[4][5] He was installed (by proxy) a canon of York on 22 September 1660, holding the prebendary of Stillington.[6] He received a Bachelorate of Divinity (BD) in 1661 and Doctorate of Divinity (DD) in 1664.[4] His next appointments were as Vicar of St Peter's Church, Plemstall on 26 March 1661,[4] Dean of Chester on 16 July 1661,[4][7] and Rural Dean of Manchester on 27 August 1664.[4]

He was nominated Bishop of Sodor and Man by Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby, and consecrated on 1 October 1671.[2][8]

He died in office on 15 May 1682.[2][7][8]

References

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    Dickinson, J. R. (23 September 2004). "Bridgeman, Henry". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/3390. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 18 November 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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    Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 274. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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    Harrison, William (1879). "Bishops of Sodor and Man". An Account of the Diocese of Sodor and Man. Douglas, Isle of Man: Manx Society. pp. 53–70.
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    "Bridgeman, Henry (1639–1732) (CCEd Person ID 9735)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
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    Horn, J. M.; Smith, D. M.; Mussett, P. (2004). "Archdeacons of Richmond". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 11: Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Manchester, Ripon, and Sodor and Man Dioceses. British History Online. pp. 47–49.
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    Horn, J. M.; Smith, D. M. (1979). "Prendararies of Stillington". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 4: York Diocese. British History Online. pp. 54–56.
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    Horn, J. M.; Smith, D. M.; Mussett, P. (2004). "Deans of Chester". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 11: Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Manchester, Ripon, and Sodor and Man Dioceses. British History Online. pp. 42–45.
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    Horn, J. M.; Smith, D. M.; Mussett, P. (2004). "Bishops of Sodor and Man". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 11: Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Manchester, Ripon, and Sodor and Man Dioceses. British History Online. pp. 141–146.
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