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1401:John Langdon
1361:John Sheppey
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198:(1793-08-22)
155:Consecration
105:1793 (death)
65:Portrait by
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1740:1712 births
1715:1793 deaths
1659:John Harmer
1619:Walker King
1604:John Thomas
1569:John Dolben
1565:John Warner
1552:John Warner
1467:John Hilsey
1451:John Fisher
1426:John Alcock
1341:John Kirkby
1248:Reformation
1246:Conquest to
1001:Dean's Yard
977:(1540–1550)
966:(architect)
846:David Hoyle
836:Wesley Carr
821:Eric Abbott
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735:John Thomas
705:John Dolben
655:Hugh Weston
650:Richard Cox
526:Lee, Sidney
510:Attribution
454:Lee, Sidney
365:and of the
352:in ordinary
336:Soho Square
299:from 1774.
293:John Thomas
227:Nationality
110:Predecessor
46:John Thomas
1709:Categories
1624:Hugh Percy
1547:John Bowle
1522:John Young
1517:John Piers
1492:John Scory
1487:John Ponet
1356:Hamo Hethe
1211:Beorhtsige
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585:1774–1793
566:1768–1793
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429:References
415:Shropshire
321:Whitehaven
280:Alma mater
174:1712-10-14
147:Ordination
102:Term ended
1674:David Say
1396:John Kemp
1201:Cyneferth
1191:Swithwulf
871:(current)
841:John Hall
374:Rochester
247:Residence
120:Successor
1416:John Low
1196:Ceolmund
1186:Cuthwulf
1178:Waermund
1173:Badenoth
1163:Beornmod
1155:Waermund
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1120:Cwichelm
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1024:Category
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309:Carlisle
307:Born in
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182:Carlisle
1301:Waleran
1291:Ascelin
1260:Gundulf
1229:Godwine
1221:Godwine
1216:Ælfstan
1206:Burgric
1168:Tatnoth
1135:Aldwulf
1125:Gebmund
1105:Ithamar
1095:Romanus
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378:Bromley
313:Cumbria
274:m. 1776
257:Parents
231:British
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186:Cumbria
94:Elected
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1296:Walter
1270:Ernulf
1255:Arnost
1237:Siward
1130:Tobias
1090:Justus
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265:Spouse
221:Surrey
213:Buried
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630:Deans
384:Works
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303:Life
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