Richard Corbet

Richard Corbet
Richard Corbet
Bishop of Norwich
	Portrait of Corbet by Sylvester Harding
Diocese	Diocese of Norwich
In office	7 May 1632 – 1635 (death)
Predecessor	Francis White
Successor	Matthew Wren
Other post(s)	Dean of Christ Church (1620–1628); Bishop of Oxford (1628–1632)
Orders
Ordination	26 March 1613 (deacon & priest); by John Bridges
Consecration	1628
Personal details
Born	1582
Died	28 July 1635 (aged 52–53); Norwich, Norfolk, England
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican

Bishop Richard Corbet (or Corbett) (1582 – 28 July 1635) was an English clergyman who rose to be a bishop in the Church of England. He is also remembered as a humorist and as a poet, although his work was not published until after his death.

^ "Corbett, Richard". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/6292. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[ODNB-1] "Corbett, Richard". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/6292. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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