Peter Mews
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The Right Reverend Peter Mews |
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| Bishop of Winchester | |
Mews.
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| Diocese | Diocese of Winchester |
| Elected | 1684 |
| Term ended | 1706 (his death) |
| Predecessor | George Morley |
| Successor | Jonathan Trelawny |
| Other posts |
Archdeacon of Huntingdon (1649–1666) canon of Windsor (1662–1673) Archdeacon of Berkshire (1665–1673) President of St John's College, Oxford (5 August 1667–1673) Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University (1669–1673) Dean of Rochester (1670–1673) Bishop of Bath and Wells (19 December 1672 {elected}–November 1684) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 March 1619 Caundle Purse, Dorset, England |
| Died | 9 November 1706 (aged 87) Farnham Castle, Surrey, England |
| Buried | Winchester Cathedral |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Farnham Castle (as Bishop of Winchester) |
| Parents | Elisha Mews & Elizabeth Winniffe |
| Spouse | Mary Baylie |
| Profession | academic theologian; former Royalist army officer |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford |
| Ordination history of Peter Mews | |
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Diaconal ordination
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| Ordained by | Robert Skinner (Oxford) |
| Date of ordination | 14 January 1645 |
| Place of ordination | Chapel, Trinity College, Oxford |
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Priestly ordination
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| Date of ordination | c. 1646 |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Date of consecration | 9 February 1673 |
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Peter Mews (25 March 1619 – 9 November 1706) was an English Royalist theologian and bishop.
Mews was born at Caundle Purse in Dorset, and was educated at the Merchant Taylors' School, London, and at St John's College, Oxford, of which he was scholar and fellow.
When the Civil War broke out in 1642, Mews joined the Royalist army, and, having been made a captain, was taken prisoner at Naseby; but he was soon released and in 1648 sought refuge in Holland. He became friendly with King Charles I's secretary, Sir Edward Nicholas, and being skilful at disguising himself was very useful to the Royalists during the rule of Oliver Cromwell, undertaking two journeys to Scotland in 1653.
Before this Mews had been ordained. Taking the degree of DCL and regaining his fellowship at Oxford after the Restoration, he became Archdeacon of Huntingdon, vicar of St Mary's, Reading, and chaplain to the King; then, having obtained two other livings, he was made canon of Windsor, canon of St David's, and Archdeacon of Berkshire (1665–1672).
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