Richard Newcome

Richard Newcome (Newcombe) (1701 – 3 June 1769) was an English bishop of Llandaff and bishop of St Asaph.

Richard Newcome by Benjamin West.

Life

He was the sixth son of Peter Newcome, vicar of Aldenham, Hertfordshire. He was admitted to Queens' College, Cambridge in 1718, matriculating in 1719, and graduating B.A. 1722, M.A. 1725, and D.D. 1746. He became a Fellow of Queens' and then vicar of Hursley, Hampshire in 1726 .

He was rector of St Botolph's Church, Cambridge in 1727. Subsequently he was chaplain to George II. From 1746 he was rector of Whitchurch, Shropshire, and from 1755 canon of Windsor. He was bishop of Llandaff from 1755 and was translated to St Asaph in 1761.

He died at Bath, Somerset on 3 June 1769.

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References

"Newcome, Richard (NWCM718R2)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Edward Cresset	Bishop of Llandaff 1755–1761	Succeeded by John Ewer
Preceded by Robert Hay Drummond	Bishop of St Asaph 1761–1769	Succeeded by Jonathan Shipley

Bishops of Llandaff
High Medieval	Joseph Herewald Urban Uhtred Nicholas ap Gwrgant William de Saltmarsh Henry de Abergavenny William de Goldcliff Elias de Radnor William de Christchurch William de Burgh John de la Ware William de Radnor William de Braose Philip de Staunton
Late Medieval	John de Monmouth Alexander de Monmouth John de Egglescliffe John Paschal Rodger Cradock Thomas Rushhook William Bottlesham Edmund Bromfeld Robert Tideman of Winchcombe Andrew Barret John Burghill Thomas Peverel John de la Zouche John Wells Nicholas Ashby John Hunden John Smith John Marshall John Ingleby
Early modern	Miles Salley George de Athequa Robert Holgate Anthony Kitchin Hugh Jones William Blethyn Gervase Babington William Morgan Francis Godwin George Carleton Theophilus Feild William Murray Morgan Owen Hugh Lloyd Francis Davies William Lloyd William Beaw John Tyler Robert Clavering John Harris Matthias Mawson John Gilbert Edward Cresset Richard Newcome John Ewer Jonathan Shipley Hon Shute Barrington Richard Watson Herbert Marsh William Van Mildert Charles Sumner Edward Copleston Alfred Ollivant Richard Lewis Joshua Pritchard Hughes
Church in Wales	Joshua Pritchard Hughes Timothy Rees John Morgan (Archbishop of Wales) Glyn Simon (Archbishop of Wales) Eryl Thomas John Poole-Hughes Roy Davies Barry Morgan (Archbishop of Wales) June Osborne

Bishops of St Asaph
Early & High Medieval	Saint Kentigern/Mungo Saint Asaph Tysilio Renchidus Cebur Melanus Gilbert Geoffrey of Monmouth Richard Godfrey Adam Parvipontanus John (I) Reiner Abraham Hugh Hywel ab Ednyfed Einion (I) John (II) Einion (II)
Late Medieval	Llywelyn de Bromfield Dafydd ap Bleddyn John Trevor (I) Llywelyn ap Madog William Spridlington Lawrence Child Alexander Bache John Trevor (II) Robert Lancaster John Low Reginald Pecock Thomas Bird (alias Knight) Richard Redman Michael Deacon
Early modern	Dafydd ab Ieuan ab Iorwerth Dafydd ab Owain Edmund Birkhead Henry Standish William Barlow Robert Parfew/Warton Thomas Goldwell Richard Davies Thomas Davies William Hughes William Morgan Richard Parry John Hanmer John Owen George Griffith Henry Glemham Isaac Barrow William Lloyd Edward Jones George Hooper William Beveridge William Fleetwood John Wynne Francis Hare Thomas Tanner Isaac Maddox John Thomas Samuel Lisle The Hon Robert Hay Drummond Richard Newcome Jonathan Shipley Samuel Hallifax Lewis Bagot Samuel Horsley William Cleaver John Luxmoore William Carey Thomas Vowler Short Joshua Hughes A. G. Edwards
Church in Wales	A. G. Edwards (Archbishop of Wales) William Havard David Bartlett Harold Charles Alwyn Rice Jones (Archbishop of Wales) John Davies Gregory Cameron

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