William Finch was appointed Bishop of Taunton under the provisions of the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 in 1538,Glanmor Williams, 'Barlow, William (d. 1568)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, May 2006 retrieved 6 Dec 2008 a post he held to his death in 1559."Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533–1603; Church of England; Great Britain- Church history" Lee, F.G: London : W.H. Allen, 1880 He had previously been Prior of BreamoreBreamore Parish Council Web Site before his elevation to the episcopate. He was additionally the incumbent at West Camel from 1536.'Parishes: West Camel', A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 3 (1974), pp. 71–81. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66489 Retrieved 6 December 2008.
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