VENN: Matric. pens. from QUEENS', Easter, 1625. Of Suffolk. S. of Samuel. B. at Depden, Suffolk, 1612. Bapt. May 7, 1612, at Wickhambrook. B.A. 1628-9; M.A. 1632; B.D. 1639; D.D. 1661 ( Lit. Reg.). Fellow, 1633-44, ejected. President, 1662-7. Vice-Chancellor, 1664-5. Ord. priest (Ely) Feb. 22, 1634-5. R. of Hawkedon, Suffolk, 1647; ejected, but reinstated, 1660. Archdeacon of Sudbury, 1660. Preb. of Ely, 1661-7. Bishop of Exeter, 1667-76. Bishop of Norwich, 1676-85. Author, A Rationale upon the Book of Common Prayer. Died May 19, 1685. Buried at Norwich. (D.N.B.; East Anglian, N.S., IV. 210.)
SEE OXFORD DNB.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | Libc | Sparrowe, Anthonius | Sudbury / | Archdeacon | View |
| --- | Libc | Sparrowe, Anthonius | Hawkedon / | Rector | View |
| --- | Appt(Institution) | Sparrowe, Anthonius | Hawkedon / | Rector | View |
| 1635 | Ordi(ordination) | Sparrowe, Anthonius | / | priest | View |
| 1660 | Appt(Installation mandate) | Sparrow, Anthonius | Sudbury / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1660 | Appt(Installation) | Sparrow, Anthonius | Sudbury / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Sparrow, Antony | Haukedon, Suff / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Appt(Licensing) | Sparrowe, Anthonius | Hawkedon / | Preacher | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Sparrow, Antony | Sudbury / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1663 | Appt(Collation) | Sparrow, Antonius | Ely Cathedral / Secunda prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1663 | Subsc | Sparrow, Anthony | Ely Cathedral / Prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1663 | Appt(Collation) | Sparrow, Antonius | Ely cathedral / 2nd canonry | Canon | View |
| 1665 | Vac(resignation) | Sparrow, Anthonij | Hawkden, Suff / | Rector | View |
| 1668 | Vac(Promotion) | Sparrow, Antonius | Ely cathedral / 2nd canonry | Canon | View |
| 1676 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Sparrow, Anthony | Norwich / | Bishop | View |
| 1676 | Appt(election) | Sparrow, Anthony | Norwich / | Bishop | View |
| 1685 | Vac(natural death) | Sparrow, Anthony | Norwich / | Bishop | View |
| 1685 | Vac(Death) | Sparrowe, Anthony | Norwich / | Bishop | View |