Ralph Brownrigg or Brownrig (1592–1659) was
bishop of Exeter
The Bishop of Exeter is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in the Province of Canterbury. Since 30 April 2014 the ordinary has been Robert Atwell. from 1642 to 1646. He spent that time largely in exile from his see, which he perhaps never visited. He did find a position there for
Seth Ward. He was both a Royalist in politics, and a
Calvinist in religion,
[''...a conforming Puritan in close theological agreement with the now dominant faction'']
an unusual combination of the period. Brownrigg opposed
Laudianism in Cambridge during the 1630s and at the Short Parliament Convocation of 1640. Nominated to the
Westminster Assembly, he apparently took no part in it.
Life
He studied at
Ipswich and
Pembroke Hall, Cambridge. He was awarded an M.A. in 1614 and a D.D. in 1626. He was Rector of St Margaret of Antioch,
Barley, Hertfordshire, in 1621.
He was Master of
St Catharine's College, Cambridge
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, and
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, but in 1646 was ejected from both these positions, by the Parliamentary government. He was also deprived of his See by Parliament on 9 October 1646, as episcopacy was abolished for the duration of the
Commonwealth
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and the
Protectorate.
He took refuge with
Thomas Rich, lord of the manor of
Sonning.
Works
He continued to preach, for example at the
Temple Church,
and a collection of sermons of his was published posthumously.
Notes
External links
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Biography
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1592 births
1659 deaths
Bishops of Exeter
Westminster Divines
Masters of St Catharine's College, Cambridge
Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge
Vice-Chancellors of the University of Cambridge
17th-century Church of England bishops