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Christopher Hampton (bishop)

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525: 384:. He recast the great bell, and repaired the old episcopal residence at Armagh, to which he added new buildings. He died at Drogheda on 3 January 1624/5, and was buried in the parish church of St. Peter there. While he died unmarried, he settled his brother's family on lands belonging to the see at 449: 306:, Hampton was nominated to the see by king's letter dated 21 December 1611, and was elected. He was not in fact consecrated to the see of Derry, but to that of Armagh, vacant by the death of 357:). He also enforced conformity in ceremonial practices against the more puritan members of the church. He took a hard line against both Roman Catholics and Scottish Presbyterian settlers in 314:. He was placed in the role with the influence of his patrons in order to continue to reinforce royal preferences in civil and ecclesiastical matters, and to impose more discipline on the 535: 51: 570: 377: 418: 337:
He was described as "a man of grave deportment, and of considerable learning". He faced much opposition in his new role, including challenges from
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By 1622 Hampton had (using his own personal wealth as well as church funds) built a palace at
326:, Hampton the new primate preached in the cathedral before the peers. He was appointed king's 745: 715: 680: 264: 131: 801: 796: 765: 710: 625: 610: 381: 353:(this was a dispute which had been going on intermittently for centuries, long before the 8: 700: 331: 500: 350: 280: 170: 318:. A few days after his consecration, on the opening of parliament by the lord deputy, 730: 342: 315: 213: 61: 22: 615: 423: 299: 435: 690: 660: 650: 548: 365:, preached a sermon before the Lord Deputy to which exceptions were taken by the 362: 303: 288: 284: 605: 595: 427: 236: 785: 645: 600: 590: 529: 272: 750: 670: 640: 630: 307: 248: 105: 95: 760: 735: 675: 354: 620: 292: 196: 50: 366: 268: 247:) and his wife Alice. His name is also given as John in the printed 528: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 502:
Historical Memoirs of the City of Armagh for a Period of 1373 Years
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in 1617 (being the first to hold that office), and a member of the
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and episcopacy. He became a royal chaplain and continued to attack
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He was ordained as a priest in 1580 and was vicar of
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in Calais, and a citizen of London and member of the
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Index

The Most Reverend
Archbishop of Armagh
Primate of All Ireland

Church of Ireland
Henry Ussher
James Ussher
Thomas Jones
Calais
France
Drogheda
Kingdom of Ireland
Drogheda
Alma mater
Trinity College, Cambridge
Church of Ireland
Archbishop of Armagh
Calais
Frethby or Freeby
Leicestershire
Merchant of the Staple
Skinner's Company
Patent Rolls
Trinity College, Cambridge
Chesterton, Cambridge
Calbourne
Isle of Wight
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton
James I
royal supremacy

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