Henry Ferne

Henry Ferne (1602 – 16 March 1662) was an English bishop.

Life

Ferne was born in York. He was admitted to St Mary Hall, Oxford, in 1618, and to Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1620.^[1] He graduated B.A. in 1623 and was elected fellow in 1624.^[1] He was awarded a D.D. at Cambridge in 1642.^[2] He became Chaplain Extraordinary to Charles I; Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, from 1660 to 1662; Dean of Ely, about 1662; Bishop of Chester, February 1662, and died in Chester five weeks after his consecration, on 16 March.

He wrote many controversial pamphlets and was one of those who attacked James Harrington's book The Commonwealth of Oceana (1656).

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Church of England titles
Preceded by Brian Walton	Bishop of Chester 1662–1662	Succeeded by George Hall
Academic offices
Preceded by John Wilkins	Master of Trinity College, Cambridge 1660–1662	Succeeded by John Pearson

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v t e Deans of Ely
Early modern	Robert Steward Andrew Perne John Bell Humphrey Tyndall Henry Caesar/Adelmare William Fuller William Beale Richard Love Henry Ferne Edward Martin Francis Wilford Robert Mapletoft John Spencer John Lamb John Wickart Charles Roderick Robert Moss John Frankland Peter Allix Hugh Thomas William Cooke
Late modern	William Pearce James Wood George Peacock Harvey Goodwin Charles Merivale Charles Stubbs Alexander Kirkpatrick Lionel Blackburne Patrick Hankey Michael Carey Allan Shaw William Patterson Michael Higgins Michael Chandler David Pritchard (Acting) Mark Bonney

v t e Archdeacons of Leicester
High Medieval	Ranulph/Ralph Godfrey Walter Robert de Chesney Hugh Barre Baldric de Segillo Hamo Roger de Rolleston Reimund William Blund of Lincoln Robert Grosseteste William de Dratton/of Lincoln John of Basingstoke Solomon of Dover Roger de Saxenhurst Roger Martival
Late Medieval	Guillaume Cardinal de Farges Raynald Orsini Arnald de Gavarreto Henry Chaddesden William Doune Philippe Cardinal de Cabassoles Giacomo Cardinal Orsini, Dean of Salisbury Poncello Cardinal Orsini John Bottlesham John Elvet Richard Holland Richard Elvet John Legbourne Thomas Barnsley Richard Ewen William Witham Roger Rotherham John Morton Richard Lavender/Lavendre William Spark Henry Wilcocks Richard Maudeley Stephen Gardiner Edward Foxe Edmund Bonner William More, Bishop of Colchester
Early modern	Thomas Robertson Richard Barber Hugh Blythe Robert Johnson Richard Pilkington William Warr Henry Ferne Robert Hitch Clement Breton William Owtram Francis Meres Byrom Eaton John Rogers David Trimnel John Taylor James Bickham Andrew Burnaby Thomas Parkinson Thomas Bonney
Late modern	Henry Fearon Assheton Pownall John Mitchinson John Stocks Frederick MacNutt Cecil Matthews Irven Edwards Berkeley Cole David Silk Michael Edson Richard Atkinson Tim Stratford