




“Bishop of Exeter” Henry Phillpotts Hand Written 3 Page Letter Dated 1842. This item is certified authentic by. And comes with their Certificate of Authenticity. (6 May 1778 – 18 September 1869), often called “Henry of Exeter”, was the. From 1830 to 1869. One of England’s longest serving bishops since the 14th century, Phillpotts was a striking figure of the 19th century Church. Bishop of Exeter, was born on 6 May 1778 at. England, the son of. And land agent to the Dean and Chapter of. He grew up in. And was educated at Gloucester Cathedral school. City between 1830 and 1847, was his elder brother. Two other brothers, Thomas and George, and two sisters, Isabella and Sibella, reached adulthood; a number of other siblings died in infancy or childhood. Elected a scholar of. At the age of only thirteen, he took his. At Corpus Christi, and his. In 1795, aged eighteen. In 1802, being ordained. By Bishop Majendie in 1804. He was selected university preacher in 1804, in which year he published his Sermon on 5 November, delivered before the. In September 1804 he was presented to the. Which he held until 1806. He does not appear ever to have resided there, duty being taken by a. Named Daniel Drape, according to the. As bishop he was a strict disciplinarian, and did much to restore order in a. Whose clergy had become extraordinarily demoralized. And over which he wielded considerable power. The diocese at that time extended from the. Borders to the Isles of. His episcopate was characterized by the establishment of many new parishes in Cornwall and considerable evangelical efforts. In 1841 he built for himself a palace at. Bishopstowe (now the Palace Hotel) served as the bishop’s residence, which he preferred as a home to the Bishop’s Residence attached to. The gardens in the 25 acres 100,000 m. Of private land stretching to the sea are still a major attraction today together with the Bishop’s Walk at the local beauty spot of Ansteys Cove. Phillpotts was aware that his appointment to Exeter was not popular locally and knowing of his unpopularity he at times took measures to protect himself from it. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Autographs\Historical”. The seller is “historicsellsmemorabilia” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay.
