Sumner received instead a royal chaplaincy and librarianship, and other preferments quickly followed until in 1826 he was consecrated Bishop of Llandaff and in 1827 Bishop of Winchester.
Sumner received instead a royal chaplaincy and librarianship. Other preferments quickly followed. He was consecrated Bishop of Llandaff and in 1827 Bishop of Winchester. This was in 1826.