Venn: Matric. sizar from TRINITY, Easter, 1611. S. of Simon, of Mansfield, Notts. B. there. Schools, Mansfield and Nottingham. Scholar, 1614; B.A. 1614-5; M.A. 1618; B.D. from Corpus Christi, 1625; D.D. from Jesus, 1635. Fellow of Corpus Christi, 1623-33. Master of Jesus, 1633; ejected, 1644; restored, 1660. Incorp. at Oxford, 1627. Chaplain to Archbishop Laud, c. 1633; allowed to attend him in the Tower of London, 1644. R. of Yeovilton, Somerset, 1634. R. of Harlton, Cambs., 1642; sequestered, 1645. Royalist; arrested and imprisoned in London, 1642. School Master at Stevenage during the Interregnum. Bishop of Carlisle, 1660-4. Archbishop of York, 1664-83. F.R.S., 1665. Married Elizabeth, dau. of Edward Dickenson, of Farnborough, Hants. Assisted Brian Walton with his Polyglot Bible. Author, Summa Logicae, etc. Died June 18, 1683, aged 87. Buried in York Minster.
Archbishop of York 1664-83. See Oxford DNB.
Born 9 April 1597, according to papers in private hands: see Bonham's Catalogue for 18 March 2008, lot 249.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1621 | Ordi(ordination) | Sterne, Richardus | / | priest | View |
| 1621 | Ordi(ordination) | Sterne, Richardus | / | deacon | View |
| 1634 | Appt(Institution) | Sterne, Richardus | Yeevilton / | Rector | View |
| 1634 | Appt(induction) | Sterne, Richardus | Yeovilton / | Rector | View |
| 1642 | Appt(Institution) | Sterne, Richardus | Harleton / | Rector | View |
| 1642 | Subsc | Sterne, Richardus | Harleton / | Rector | View |
| 1660 | Appt(Installation mandate) | Sterne, Richardus | Carlisle / | Bishop | View |
| 1683 | Appt(Death) | Sterne, Richardus | York / | archbishop | View |
| 1683 | Appt(Death) | Sterne, Richardus | York / | archbishop | View |