Brideoake, Ralph (1613-01-31 - 1678-10-05)

Ralph Brideoake was baptized at Manchester on 31 January 1613. He matriculated on 9 December 1630 at Brasenose College, Oxford, at the age of sixteen, subsequently graduating B.A. on 9 July 1634. Brideoake was presented with the living of Standish, Lancashire in 1645, which he held for the rest of his lifetime. He became Rector and Vicar of Witney, Oxfordshire in 1657, holding these posts until August 1663. On 9 March 1675, Brideoake became Bishop of Chichester. He died on 5 October 1678 and was buried at Bray's Chapel, Windsor.