Richard Pate (Pates, Patys) (died 1565) was an English Roman Catholic bishop.

Life

Born in

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, he was a nephew of

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. He graduated B.A. from

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, in 1523. He studied under

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, at

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.Peter Marshall, ''Religious Identities in Henry VIII's England'' (2006), p. 271-2. He graduated M.A. in Paris, and was made

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in 1527 and Archdeacon of Lincoln in 1528. He was appointed ambassador to the

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, in 1533. In 1537 he was removed from that position, after he had advocated for the legitimate status of Princess Mary; but he was reinstated in 1540. He ignored a summons home in late 1540, after letters to him from John Heliar were discovered. Instead, he stayed with the Emperor, travelling to Germany and then Rome. From the Catholic point of view, he became

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when appointed to the see by

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in 1541, on the death of Girolamo Ghinucci, still recognized as the bishop. With

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, his chaplain, he was the subject of an

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, in 1542. He attended the sessions of the

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in 1547, 1549, and 1551. He remained in exile until the accession of Mary I. He was then consecrated as bishop, in 1554, his attainder having been lifted. In 1559, on the accession of

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, he was deprived, and then imprisoned in the

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. He died at

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, once more in exile.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pate, Richard Year of birth missing 1565 deaths Bishops of Worcester Archdeacons of Winchester (ancient) Archdeacons of Lincoln Participants in the Council of Trent People from Oxfordshire 16th-century English diplomats 16th-century English Roman Catholic bishops Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Oxford