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Briwere was the nephew of William Brewer, a baron and political leader during King Henry III of England's minority. [1] Nothing else is known of the younger Briwere's family or where he was educated. He owed the office of precentor at Exeter Cathedral to his uncle's influence, receiving that office about 1208. [2]
William Brewer (alias Briwere, Brigwer, etc.) (died 1226) of Tor Brewer [2] in Devon, was a prominent administrator and judge in England during the reigns of kings Richard I, his brother King John, and John's son Henry III. He was a major landholder and the founder of several religious institutions.
Simon was elected to the see of Exeter about 13 April 1214 and consecrated on 5 October 1214. [4] The see had been vacant since 1206 when Henry Marshal the previous bishop had died. However, because of King John of England 's dispute with Pope Innocent III , the vacancy was not filled until a settlement was reached between John and Pope Innocent.
Bartholomew of Exeter; James Berkeley (bishop) Edward Bickersteth (bishop of Exeter) Thomas Bitton; Ofspring Blackall; Lancelot Blackburne; Richard Blund; John Booth (bishop) William Bradbridge; Walter Branscombe; Thomas de Brantingham; William Briwere; Ralph Brownrigg; William Buller (bishop)
The Bishop of Exeter is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in the Province of Canterbury. [2] The current bishop is Mike Harrison, since 2024. [3]From the first bishop until the sixteenth century the Bishops of Exeter were in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
The Dean of Exeter is the head of the Chapter of Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, England. [2] The chapter was established by William Briwere, Bishop of Exeter (1224–44) who set up the offices of dean and chancellor of Exeter Cathedral, allowing the chapter to elect those officers. [3] The deanery is at 10 The Close, Exeter.
The "exceedingly ostentatious" [5] Bishop Courtenay Mantelpiece, Bishop's Palace, Exeter, erected by Bishop Peter Courtenay According to Horrox, Courtenay was admitted bachelor of civil law at University of Oxford in 1457, and continued his legal studies at the University of Cologne, matriculating in the faculty of law there in November 1457.
Ryle was born in Onslow Square, South Kensington, London, on 25 May 1856, the second son of John Charles Ryle (1816–1900), the first Bishop of Liverpool, and his second wife, Jessie Elizabeth Walker. Herbert Ryle was three years old when his mother died, and in 1861 his father married Henrietta Clowes, who was a loving mother to her stepchildren.