Bishops Act 1597

Bishops Act 1597

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Acte concerninge the confirmacion & establishment of the Deprivacion of diverse Bishopps and Deanes in the begynning of her Majestyes Reigne.
Citation	39 Eliz. 1. c. 8
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	9 February 1598
Commencement	24 October 1597 [a]
Repealed	28 July 1863
Other legislation
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1863
Relates to	Act of Supremacy 1558
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Bishops Act 1597 (39 Eliz. 1 c. 8; formal long title An Acte concerninge the confirmacion & establishment of the Deprivacion of diverse Bishopps and Deanes in the begynning of her Majestyes Reigne.) was an act of the Parliament of England which confirmed deprivation of bishops and deans. ^[1]

Provisions

Act confirmed deprivation of several bishops and deans, and the act forbade questioning the legality of their successor appointment. ^[2]

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125).

See also

• Act of Supremacy 1558

Notes

1. The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.

References

1. Courayer, Pierre François Le (1844). A Dissertation on the Validity of the Ordinations of the English,: And of the Succession of the Bishops of the Anglican Church ; with the Proofs Establishing the Facts Advanced in this Work. The Old Translation of Mr. Williams Collated Throughout with the Original, and in Consequence Almost Entirely Re-written; the References and Quotations Verified and Corrected. To which is Added, Besides Mr. Williams's Preface and Other Editorial Matter, which is All Retained: I. An Introd. Containing Some Account, as Well of the Present and Former Editions, as of the Author Himself, and the Memorable Controversies to which this Work Gave Rise. II. A Considerable Body of Further Notes. III. An Epitome of the Whole Volume. J. H. Parker.
2. The Statutes at Large of England and of Great Britain: From Magna Carta to the Union of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland : a New Edition in 10 Volumes. Eyre. 1811.