James Cary (bishop)
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James Cary, or John Cary was a supposed English bishop. It is said that he was bishop of Coventry and Lichfield (1419-1419), and was translated to be bishop of Exeter
, but died before taking up the latter office. On the other hand, according to Fasti ecclesiae Anglicanae Vol. 1
Bishop of Exeter
The Bishop of Exeter is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in the Province of Canterbury. The incumbent usually signs his name as Exon or incorporates this in his signature....
, but died before taking up the latter office. On the other hand, according to Fasti ecclesiae Anglicanae Vol. 1
- According to Godwin, James or John Cary, bishop of Lichfield and Goventry, succeeded bishop Gatrik in Exeter; but there is no evidence of this, any more than of his having been bishop of Lichfield and Coventry.