FOSTER: s. (Joseph), Bishop of Exeter (and Norwich). Exeter Coll., matric. 9 May, 1631, aged 19 (matric. 1628, aged 16); B.A. 30 April, 1631, fellow 1632-8, M.A. 17 Jan., 1633-4 (incorporated at Cambridge 1635), D.D. 2 Aug., 1660, vicar of Menhenniot, Cornwall, 1637, until sequestered 1645, sequestered from vicarage of Wickhambrook, Suffolk, 1645, prebendary of Exeter 1639-61, archdeacon of Cornwall 1641-60, vicar of Willingdon, Sussex, 1647, canon of Windsor 1660, chaplain to Chas. II., vicar of St. Botolph, Aldersgate, 1655, preacher of St. Bartholomew's Exchange, archdeacon of Canterbury 1660-8, bishop of Chester 1662, and rector of Wigan, co. Lancaster (1662?), until his death 23 Aug., 1668; brother of Edward 1635, etc. See Ath. iii. 812; Boase, 64; Foster's Index Eccl.; Add. MSS. 15,699-70; & D.N.B.
Monumental inscription in Chester Cathedral
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1637 | Appt(Institution) | Hall, Georgius | Mayhennett alias Mynhennett / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1637 | Appt(Licensing) | Hall, George | Exeter diocese / | Preacher | View |
| 1638 | Ordi(ordination) | Hall, Georgius | / | priest | View |
| 1639 | Appt(Collation) | Hall, Georgius | Exeter Cathedral / prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1639 | Appt(Installation) | Hall, George | Exeter cathedral / | Canon | View |
| 1641 | Appt(Collation) | Hall, Georgius | Archdeaconry of Cornwall / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1641 | Appt(Installation) | Hall, George | Cornwall archdeaconry / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1641 | Appt(Collation) | Hall, Georgio | Cormbie / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1643 | Appt(Admission) | Hall, not given | Exeter cathedral / | canon residentiary | View |
| 1660 | Appt(Resignation) | Hall, Georgius | Norwich Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1660 | Subsc | Hall, George | Canterbury Cathedral / Archdeaconry of Canterbury | Archdeacon | View |
| 1660 | Appt(Institution) | Hall, George | Canterbury, diocese of / archdeaconry of CAnterbury | Archdeacon | View |
| 1662 | Disp(Dispensation) | Hall, George | Chester / | Bishop | View |
| 1662 | Disp-App | Hall, George | Canterbury / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1662 | Disp-App | Hall, George | Wiggan alias Wigan / | Rector | View |